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 76) Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | 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]
gollark: Technically, it'll accept `i` too.
gollark: Denied.
gollark: It's highly advanced.
gollark: Hmm, it's up.
gollark: I would check why, but I don't seem to have enough spare disk IO or something to get the logs to display.
References
Citations
- Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 467.
- 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 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.