Franz Frauscher
Franz Frauscher | |
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Born | 20 February 1920 |
Died | 17 June 1990 70) | (aged
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Waffen SS |
Years of service | 1938–45 |
Rank | Hauptscharführer |
Unit | 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Panzer Badge in Silver |
Franz Frauscher (20 February 1920 – 17 June 1990) was a Hauptscharführer, in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Franz Fauscher was awarded the Knight's Cross in December 1944, when he was a platoon commander with the 4th Company, 2nd SS Panzer Regiment, Das Reich.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1944 as SS-Hauptscharführer and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[1][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2.[2]
References
Citations
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.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- 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.
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