Franz Gall (general)

Franz Gall

Born	(1884-09-02)2 September 1884
Died	27 December 1944(1944-12-27) (aged 60) Mestre, Italy
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	"Island fortress Elba"
Battles/wars	Italian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Gall (2 September 1884 – 27 December 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Gall was killed on 27 December 1944 near Mestre, Italy.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and defender of the island fortress Elba^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 159.

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.

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