Franz Gössmann

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Franz Gössmann

Born	(1909-12-08)8 December 1909 Sulzwiesen
Died	4 April 1945(1945-04-04) (aged 35) Messelhausen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–1945
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Voronezh (1942) Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Operation Bagration Mogilev Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Gössmann (8 December 1909 – 4 April 1945) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.

Awards and decorations

West Wall Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (9 July 1941)
- 1st Class (20 July 1942)
Wound Badge
- in Black
- in Silver
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (?)^[1]
- in Silver (?)^[1]
- in Gold (1 February 1945)^[1]
German Cross in Gold (25 September 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and platoon leader in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List" ^[2]

References

Citations

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Berger 2004, p. 135.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 165.

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). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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

World War 2 Awards.com

v t e Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and Golden Close Combat Clasp

Karl Auer Johann Baichl Gregor Baunach Rudolf Becker Alfons Bialetzki Joachim Boosfeld Hermann Buchner Friedrich Buck Léon Degrelle (Oak Leaves) Siegfried Deutschmann Heinrich Dittlof Anton Donnhauser Franz Dutter Hans Eckert Alois Eisele (Oak Leaves) Karl-Heinrich Fink Heinz Finke Kurt Franke Erwin Frankenfeld Erich Friedrich Max Friedrich Franz Gössmann Ernst Grunau Franz Hack (Oak Leaves) Martin Hackl Karl Hamberger Max Hansen (Oak Leaves) Lorenz Harthan Rüdiger Hertel Bruno Hinz (Oak Leaves) Franz Hofbauer Friedrich Holzer Fritz Jacobeit Hermann-Gustav Jochims Hans Juchem Franz Juschkat Vinzenz Kaiser Helmut Kämpfe Traugott Kempas (Oak Leaves) Kurt Klein Gustav Knittel Günther Konopacki (Oak Leaves) Gerhard Konopka Bernhard Kranz Helmut Kroeg Ernst Kutschkau (Oak Leaves) Josef Lainer Waldemar Lehmann Alfred Lex Friedrich Lindenberg Wilhelm Loos Alfred Lorenz Erich Lorenz (Oak Leaves) Heinz Macher (Oak Leaves) Rolf Mager Hermann Maringgele Helmut Meitzel Werner Meyer Walter Misera (Oak Leaves) Siegfried Moldenhauer Emil Möller Werner Möller Heinz Müller Alois Obschil Hans-Arno Ostermeier (Oak Leaves) Adolf Peichl Harry Phönix Michael Pössinger (Oak Leaves) Georg Preuß Karl Radermacher Emil Rentschler Franz Richter Hans-Heinrich Richter Erich Rudnick Alfred Rutkowski Johann Sauer Otto Sawatzki Kurt Schäfer Walter Schlags-Koch (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Schmelzer (Oak Leaves) Ernst Schneck Gustav Schreiber Helmuth Schreiber Herbert Schulze Walter Schwanbeck Walter Seebach Herbert Singer Sylvester Stadler (Oak Leaves & Swords) Rolf Tittel Otto Vincon (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Volker Helmut Wandmaker Georg Wenzelburger Heinz Werner (Oak Leaves) Friedrich Wimmer Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny (Oak Leaves & Swords) Werner Wolf Hermann Wulf (Oak Leaves)

in alphabetical order

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 57th Infantry Division

Stab	Oskar Blümm Adolf Trowitz

Infanterie-Regiment 179	Ludwig Bachmaier

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 164	Wilhelm Fiederer Hermann Lenz

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"	Franz Gößmann Josef Heindl (Oak Leaves) Alfons König¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Josef Schmidt Manfred Zimmermann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 217	Josef Abel Karl Britzelmayr Alfons König¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Paul Marbach Siegfried Schmoll

Artillerie-Regiment 157	Wilhelm Haehnel Hermann Tanczos Karl Vogelsang

¹ Knight's Cross and Swords with Grenadier-Regiment 199, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 217

Persondata
Name	Gössmann, Franz
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	8 December 1909
Place of birth	Sulzwiesen, Germany
Date of death	4 April 1945
Place of death	Messelhausen, Germany

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