Franz Pöschl

Franz Pöschl
Born	2 November 1917
Died	25 January 2011(2011-01-25) (aged 93)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1936–45 1960–78
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	III Corps (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Pöschl (2 November 1917 – 25 January 2011) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Hubert Sonneck	Commander of the 1. Luftlande-Division (Bundeswehr) October 1966 – 30 September 1972	Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinrich Schwiethal
Preceded by Generalleutnant Paul-Georg Kleffel	Commander of III. Corps (Bundeswehr) 1 October 1972 – 31 March 1978	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Gerd Niepold

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Mountain Division
Staff	Julius Ringel (Oak Leaves)
Units	Anton Glasl August Krakau Franz Pöschl Otto Schury¹ (Oak Leaves) Willibald Utz August Wittmann
¹Oak Leaves with the 101st Jäger Division

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