Franz Pfeiffer (officer)

Franz Pfeiffer
Born	23 October 1907 Munich
Died	20 November 1994(1994-11-20) (aged 87) Munich
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1924–45
Rank	Oberst
Unit	Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Crete Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Pfeiffer (23 October 1907 – 20 November 1994) was a highly decorated Oberst 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 October 1939)
- 1st Class (1 March 1940)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (?)
- in Silver (15 October 1942)
- in Gold (?)
Infantry Assault Badge (1 September 1941)
German Cross in Gold (13 December 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 June 1941 as Hauptmann and chief of the 15./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (2 May 1941)
Ärmelband Kreta

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 275.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Mountain Division

Stab	Julius Ringel (Oak Leaves)

Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85	Albin Esch Erhard Gnaden Josef Hampl August Krakau Matthias Langmaier Karl Rihsle Siegfried Rupprecht Leopold Schrems Egon Treeck

Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100	Friedrich Bachmaier Max Burghartswieser Josef Ehinger Richard Ernst Albert Gaum Anton Glasl Helmut Hermann Adolf Hofmann Franz Pfeiffer Franz Pöschl August Rappel Johann Sandner Lorenz Schmid Max Schrank Otto Schury¹ (Oak Leaves) Willibald Utz Hans Zwickenpflug

Gebirgsartillerie-Regiment 95	Karl Kurz Heribert Raithel August Wittmann

¹Oak Leaves with Jäger-Regiment 229 (101st Jäger Division)

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