Franz Beyer (general)

Franz Beyer (27 May 1892 – 15 October 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Franz Beyer
Franz Beyer
Born	27 May 1892 Bautzen, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died	15 October 1968(1968-10-15) (aged 76) Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Heer
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	XVII. Armeekorps LVII. Panzer-Korps V. Armeekorps XXXXIX. Gebirgskorps LXXX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	---- World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 October 1915) & 1st Class (16 June 1918)[1]
• 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) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 467.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 220.

Bibliography

• 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 Militaer-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

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