Franz Liebisch
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Franz Liebisch
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| Born | 5 February 1921 Georgswalde, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Budapest, Hungary |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1938–45 |
| Rank | Obersturmführer |
| Unit | SS-VT 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Sudetenland Medal with Prague castle bar Anschluss Medal |
Franz Liebisch (5 February 1921 – 11 February 1945) was an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Early life
Franz Liebisch was born on the 5 February 1921 in Georgswalde. He volunteered to join the SS-Verfügungstruppe and took part in the Anschluss of Austria, the occupation of the Sudetenland in 1938, and the annexation of Bohemia and Moravia on the 15 March 1939. [1]
World War II
During World War II he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class and the Knight's Cross on the 9 February 1945 as an Obersturmführer and Oberleutnant of Schupo in Command of the 1st Squadron, 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer, 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer. Liebisch did not survive the war but was killed in action in Budapest on the 12 February 1945. [2]
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 February 1945 as SS-Obersturmführer and squadron chief in the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer"[3][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ According to Scherzer as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo and leader of a squadron in the 8. SS-Kavallerie-Division "Florian Geyer".[4]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
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| SS-Kavallerie-Brigade |
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| SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1 Florian Geyer/SS-Reiter-Regiment 1 | ||
| SS-Reiter-/Kavallerie- Regiment 2 |
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| SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 Florian Geyer | ||
| SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16 Florian Geyer |
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| SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 18 Florian Geyer | ||
| SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8 Florian Geyer |
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| SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 8 Florian Geyer | ||
| SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8 Florian Geyer | ||
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1 Knight's Cross with SS-Kavallerie-Brigade, Swords with the Stab, Oak Leaves with a Kampfgruppe. 2 Knight's Cross with SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8, Oak Leaves with the Stab. 3 Oak Leaves with 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia.
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