Franz Juschkat

Franz Juschkat
Born	13 February 1917 Groß-Warkau/Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Died	3 December 1967 (aged 50) Harlingerode
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht)
Unit	1st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Second World War Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad East Prussian Offensive Battle of Berlin
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Juschkat (12 February 1917 – 3 December 1967) was an Oberfeldwebel in the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the rare Close Combat Clasp in gold, one of only 631 such awards.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (20 April 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (10 June 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (?)
  • in Silver (10 June 1942)
  • in Gold (12 December 1944)
• 4 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 February 1943 as Feldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 43^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Elite of the Third Reich:The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference", Helion and Company Limited 2003 p 203.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
• 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. (German)
• Kurowski, Franz (2005). Infantry Aces:The German Soldier in Combat in WWII. Mechanicsburg PA, USA: StackPole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3202-4.
• 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.
• Wallechinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man." In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com