Franz Scheidies

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Franz Scheidies (born February 22, 1890 in Großpelken, Tilsit district , † April 7, 1942 near Gluschitza, Soviet Union ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

Franz Scheidies joined the army in early October 1905 and served at the Treptow NCO School . He took part in the First World War and served in the rank of lieutenant in an infantry regiment in early 1919 . In 1920 he was retired from the army and switched to the police force.

In October 1935 he was taken over by the Wehrmacht . With the rank of major , he was battalion commander in Infantry Regiment 22 ( Gumbinnen ) in the 1st Infantry Division from mid-1937 . In this position, participated in the Polish campaign in part and remained in the regiment until the relocation of the Division on the Lower Rhine in November 1939. In October 1937 Lieutenant Colonel promoted, followed in mid-1940 he was promoted to colonel . He was badly wounded in June 1940 and was used again after he recovered. From October 1940 he was in command of the 22nd Infantry Regiment and, after being awarded the oak leaves in winter 1941/42, led the regiment in heavy defensive battles in the so-called bottleneck near Ladoga . He then led the 61st Infantry Division from March 27, 1942 until his death as commander . With effect and RDA from April 1, 1942, he was promoted to major general on April 8, 1942. The day before he had died during the fighting in the Soviet Union west of Gluschitza. The promotion did not take place posthumously , as some sources indicate, since the relevant "effect" of the promotion was before death.

Scheidies was buried in the regimental cemetery in Peterhof Palace Park , which Scheidies had set up after the 1st Infantry Division had conquered Peterhof .

He was characterized as being popular with the soldiers, an “excellent soldier at the front” and a “shining example of German soldierhood”.

Awards

literature

  • Wolfgang Keilig : The generals of the army. Podzun, 1956, p. 290.
  • Peter Stockert: The oak leaf bearers 1940–1945. Volume 1, 2017.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Florian Berger: The Face of Courage: The 98 Men Who Received the Knight's Cross and the Close-Combat Clasp in Gold . Stackpole Books, 2011, ISBN 978-0-8117-4490-4 , pp. 199 ( google.de [accessed on May 29, 2020]).
  2. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 110 ( google.de [accessed on May 29, 2020]).
  3. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 111 ( google.de [accessed on May 29, 2020]).
  4. ^ Helmuth Damerau: German Soldier Yearbook . Schild Verlag, 1987, ISBN 978-3-88014-087-5 , pp. 14 ( google.de [accessed on May 29, 2020]).
  5. ↑ a b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 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 , p. 658.
  6. ↑ Werner Richter (General Staff Officer.): The 1st (East Prussian) Infantry Division . Druckhaus M. Schmidt, 1975, p. 168 ( google.de [accessed on May 29, 2020]).
  7. ^ Hartwig Pohlman: History of the 96th [ie ninety-sixth] Infantry Division 1939-1945 . Podzun, 1959, p. 102 ( google.de [accessed on May 29, 2020]).
  8. ↑ Werner Richter (General Staff Officer.): The 1st (East Prussian) Infantry Division . Druckhaus M. Schmidt, 1975, p. 80 ( google.de [accessed on May 29, 2020]).
personal data
SURNAME Scheidies, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Großpelken, Tilsit district
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1942
Place of death Gluschitza