Franz Berger (officer)

Franz Berger
Born	6 August 1916 Vienna
Died	Stalingrad, Russia
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–42
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves (Posthumously)
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Berger (6 August 1916 – 29 November 1942) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Franz Berger was killed on 29 November 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann of the Reserves.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (29 October 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (15 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal (12 September 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Feldwebel and Stoßtruppenführer (shock troops leader) of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 130

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945