Franz Brandl (miner)
Franz Brandl (born February 17, 1926 in Bad Königswart , Czechoslovakia , † January 25, 2008 in Nentershausen ) was a German miner . In 1951 he was the first to receive the Federal Cross of Merit .
Life
Brandl was a displaced person from Bad Königswart in the Sudetenland , who had spent six years in Soviet captivity and returned home in 1950. He worked as a miner in the Sontra copper mine of the Kurhessische Kupferschiefer-AG in Hessen. On November 26, 1950, he saved the lives of two colleagues in the Reichenbergschacht when water broke in at a depth of about 300 meters. At the suggestion of the Hessian Prime Minister Georg-August Zinn , Federal President Theodor Heuss personally presented him with the first Federal Cross of Merit on September 19, 1951 for this rescue act.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt No. 220 of September 20, 1951, page 1: The song of the good man, The Federal President awards the first Cross of Merit (accessed on February 20, 2017)
- ↑ Federal Archives Cross of Merit for Franz Brandl
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| SURNAME | Brandl, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German miner, first holder of the Federal Cross of Merit |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Königswart |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 2008 |
| Place of death | Nentershausen |