Franz Beyer (general)

Dr. jur. Franz Beyer
Dr.jur. Franz Beyer
Born	27 May 1892 Bautzen
Died	15 October 1968(1968-10-15) (aged 76) Bad Wiessee
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Heer
Years of service	1911–19 1935–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	331. Infanterie-Division 44. Infanterie-Division XVII. Armeekorps LVII. Panzer-Korps V. Armeekorps XXXXIX. Gebirgskorps LXXX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino Crimean Offensive (1944) Siegfried Line Campaign Battle of Metz Battle of the Bulge Battle of Frankfurt
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Dr. jur. Franz Beyer^{[Note 1]} (27 May 1892 – 15 October 1968) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. 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 Beyer was captured in 1945 and was released in 1947.

In 1956 he was co-publisher of the political journal Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik (Papers for German and international politics).

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (10 October 1915)^[1]
- 1st Class (16 June 1918)^[1]
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Friedrich August Cross 2nd Class with Swords (22 August 1916)^[1]
Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords (20 December 1916)^[1]
Albert Order 2nd Class with Swords (6 December 1917)^[1]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 November 1934)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (13 September 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (1 October 1939)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal
Infantry Assault Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131^[2]

Notes

↑ In German a Doctor of Law is abbreviated as Dr. iur. (Doctor iuris) or Dr. jur. (Doctor juris).

References

Citations

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 467.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.

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.
Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.
Blätter für Deutsche und internationale Politik, 12/2006, p. 1462

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Fritz Hengen	Commander of 331. Infanterie-Division 30 December 1941 – 22 February 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl-Ludwig Rhein
Preceded by Generalleutnant Heinrich-Anton Deboi	Commander of 44. Infanterie-Division 1 March 1943 – 1 January 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Dr. rer. pol. Friedrich Franek
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppen Hans Kreysing	Commander of XVII. Armeekorps 27 April 1944 – 25 May 1944	Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppen Hans Kreysing
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Friedrich Kirchner	Commander of LVII. Panzer-Korps 25 May 1944 – 2 June 1944	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Friedrich Kirchner
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller	Commander of V. Armeekorps 2 June 1944 – July 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Kurt Wäger
Preceded by General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann	Commander of XXXXIX. Gebirgskorps 26 July 1944 – 4 August 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann
Preceded by General der Artillerie Curt Gallenkamp	Commander of LXXX. Armeekorps 7 August 1944 – 28 April 1945	Succeeded by none

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 44th Infantry Division and Reichs-Grenadier-Division "Hoch und Deutschmeister"

Stab	Heinrich-Anton Deboi Hans-Günther von Rost Friedrich Siebert

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 131	Franz Beyer Karl Eibl¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Willy Nagel Leonhard Nechansky Hinrich Poppinga Franz-Xaver Raucheisen Friedrich Schiller Karl Walter Helmut Kiesling

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 132	Hermann Begemann Karl Eibl¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Leopold Leitner Heinz Paetow Otto Peschke Otto Rendl

Infanterie-Regiment 134 Reichsgrenadier-Regiment "Hoch und Deutschmeister"	Arnulf Abele Arthur Boje Eberhard Pohl Klaus Voormann

Artillerie-Regiment 96	Rudolf Heger

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 46	Josef Glatz Willi Hilss Karl-Heinz Noak² (Oak Leaves)

Aufklärungs-Abteilung 44	Walter Birk

¹ Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 131, Oak Leaves with Infanterie-Regiment 132 and Swords with the 385th Infantry Division ² Oak Leaves with Panzerjäger-Abteilung 137 (137th Infantry Division)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 280257592 LCCN: n87908568 GND: 1029976104