Franz Landgraf (General)
Franz Landgraf (born July 16, 1888 in Munich , † April 19, 1944 in Stuttgart ) was a German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Landgraf joined the Royal Bavarian 5th Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen" as an ensign in 1909 . After serving in World War I , he joined the Bamberg Freikorps in April 1919. In February 1920 he was accepted into the Reichswehr . In the Wehrmacht, Landgraf was in command of the 7th Panzer Regiment, the 4th Panzer Brigade, the 6th Panzer Division and the 155th Reserve Panzer Division during World War II .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on June 16, 1940
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3FDVIFBUE3GNARGVBBV3X2AHW7E5XWX3
- ↑ Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr .: The Men of Barbarossa - Commanders of the German Invasion of Russia 1941. Havertown 2009, p. 138. ( limited preview on Google Book Search )
- ^ Samuel W. Mitcham , Jr .: Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and their commanders . Greenwood Press, Westport 2001, ISBN 0-313-31640-6 , pp. 77, 208. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 231 .
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SURNAME | Landgrave, Franz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lieutenant General in World War II |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1888 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1944 |
Place of death | Stuttgart |