Franz Beyer (general)

Dr. jur. Franz Beyer
Dr.jur. Franz Beyer
Born	27 May 1892 Bautzen
Died	15 October 1968 (aged 76) Bad Wiessee
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Heer
Years of service	1911–19 1935–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	331. Infanterie-Division 44. Infanterie-Division XVII. Armeekorps LVII. Panzer-Korps V. Armeekorps XXXXIX. Gebirgskorps LXXX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino Crimean Offensive (1944) Siegfried Line Campaign Battle of Metz Battle of the Bulge Battle of Frankfurt
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Dr. jur. Franz Beyer^{[Note 1]} (27 May 1892 – 15 October 1968) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Franz Beyer was captured in 1945 and was released in 1947.

In 1956 he was co-publisher of the political journal Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik (Papers for German and international politics).

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (10 October 1915)^[1]
  • 1st Class (16 June 1918)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Friedrich August Cross 2nd Class with Swords (22 August 1916)^[1]
• Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords (20 December 1916)^[1]
• Albert Order 2nd Class with Swords (6 December 1917)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 November 1934)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (1 October 1939)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131^[2][3]

Notes

1. In German a Doctor of Law is abbreviated as Dr. iur. (Doctor iuris) or Dr. jur. (Doctor juris).

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 467.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 220.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 132.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.
• Blätter für Deutsche und internationale Politik, 12/2006, p. 1462

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht