Franz Landgraf (General)

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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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3FDVIFBUE3GNARGVBBV3X2AHW7E5XWX3
  2. ↑ 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 )
  3. ^ 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 ).
  4. ↑ 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 .
  5. ↑ 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 .
personal data
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