Franz Berger (officer)
| Franz Berger | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 August 1916 Vienna |
| Died |
29 November 1942 (aged 25) Stalingrad, Russia |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1937–42 |
| Rank | Hauptmann der Reserve (Posthumously) |
| Unit | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Berger (6 August 1916 – 29 November 1942) was a highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserve 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. Franz Berger was killed on 29 November 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann der Reserve.
Awards and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (29 October 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (26 September 1939)
- 1st Class (15 June 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal (12 September 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Feldwebel and Stoßtruppenführer (shock troops leader) of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 130 [1]
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 110.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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.
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