Franz Jasiek

Franz Jasiek
Born	8 March 1915 Stewnitz
Died	30 September 1982 (aged 67) Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk Siege of Leningrad Battle of Kursk Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Jasiek (8 March 1915 – 30 September 1982) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 September 1944 as Unteroffizier and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 200.

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.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht