Franz Griesbach | |
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Born | 21 December 1892 |
Died | 24 September 1984 | (aged 91)
Place of birth | Brück |
Place of death | Lage |
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–1945 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held |
I./Infanterie-Regiment 391 Grenadier-Regiment 399 |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Other work | Teacher |
Franz Griesbach (21 December 1892 – 24 September 1984) was a German Generalmajor, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Crimea Shield
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th class
- War Merit Cross, Second Class with Swords
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.
External links[]
- Franz Griesbach @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Franz Griesbach @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945
- Franz Griesbach @ World War 2 Awards.com
- Franz Griesbach @ Axis Biographical Research
- Franz Griesbach @ Universität Magdeburg
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