Franz Griesbach
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Franz Griesbach
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Born | (1892-12-21)21 December 1892 Brück |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Lage |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | I./Infanterie-Regiment 391 Grenadier-Regiment 399 |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Other work | Teacher |
Franz Griesbach (21 December 1892 – 24 September 1984) was a German Generalmajor, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Crimea Shield
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th class
- War Merit Cross, Second Class with Swords
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
- Franz Griesbach @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Franz Griesbach @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945
- Franz Griesbach @ World War 2 Awards.com
- Franz Griesbach @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 31, 2011)
- Franz Griesbach @ Universität Magdeburg
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Walther Krause
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Commander of 170. Infanterie-Division 15 February 1944 – 16 February 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Siegfried Haß |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 170th Infantry Division
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 391 |
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 399 |
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 401 | ||
Artillerie-Regiment 240 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 240 |
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1 Oak Leaves with the 45th Volksgrenadier-Division 2 Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 391, Oak Leaves and Swords with Grenadier-Regiment 399 3 Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 146 (65th Infantry-Division)
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- 1892 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Brück
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Recipients of the War Merit Cross, 2nd class
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
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