Franz Liebisch

Franz Liebisch
Born	5 February 1921 Georgswalde, Czechoslovakia
Died	11 February 1945 (aged 24) Budapest, Hungary
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Obersturmführer
Unit	SS-VT 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Sudetenland Medal with Prague castle bar Anschluss Medal

Franz Liebisch (5 February 1921 – 11 February 1945) was an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Early life

Franz Liebisch was born on the 5 February 1921 in Georgswalde. He volunteered to join the SS-Verfügungstruppe and took part in the Anschluss of Austria, the occupation of the Sudetenland in 1938, and the annexation of Bohemia and Moravia on the 15 March 1939. ^[1]

World War II

During World War II he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class and the Knight's Cross on the 9 February 1945 as an Obersturmführer and Oberleutnant of Schupo in Command of the 1st Squadron, 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer, 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer. Liebisch did not survive the war but was killed in action in Budapest on the 12 February 1945. ^[2]

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 February 1945 as SS-Obersturmführer and squadron chief in the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer"^{[3][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo and leader of a squadron in the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer".^[4]

References

Citations

1. "frontkjemper".
2. "frontkjemper".
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 291.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 505.

Bibliography

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• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
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• 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.