Franz-Josef Dreike
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Franz Josef Dreike
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| Born | 27 October 1910 Dortmund, Germany |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1937–45 |
| Rank | Hauptsturmführer |
| Unit | 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class |
Franz Josef Dreike (27 October 1910 — 24 July 1988) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain), in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Franz Josef Dreike was born on the 27 October 1910 in Dortmund, Germany. He volunteered to join the SS and was selected to be an officer, he was in command of the 2nd Company, 2nd SS Flak Battalion, Das Reich Division when he was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 6 May 1945, by Sepp Dietrich, commander of the VI Panzer Army.[1][Note 1]
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- ↑ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. Franz Josef Dreike was a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[2]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
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| Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland" SS-Standarte "Deutschland" |
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| Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" SS-Standarte "Der Führer" |
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| Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" |
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| Panzerartillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" |
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| Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich" | ||
| Panzerjäger-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich" | ||
| Kradschützen-Bataillon "Reich" | ||
| Aufklärungs-Abteilung SS-Verfügungs-Division |
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| SS-Schützen-Regiment "Langemarck" | ||
| Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich" |
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| Panzerpionier-Bataillon 2 "Das Reich" |
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1Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Totenkopf" (3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf). 2Oak Leaves with the II SS Panzer Corps, Swords with the 7th Army. 3Oak Leaves with the XI SS Panzer Corps. 4Knight's Cross with the 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division, Swords with the VI. Waffen-Armeekorps der SS. 5Oak Leaves with the II SS Panzer Corps, Swords with the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer. 6Swords with the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg. 7Oak Leaves with the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking, Swords with the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps. 8Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler). 9Oak Leaves with the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen. 10Swords with the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen. 11 Knight's Cross with SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich", Oak Leaves and Swords with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer". 12Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland).
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