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Revision as of 22:13, 3 October 2016
Franz Adam Dyroff | |
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Born | 6 May 1916 Dieburg |
Died | 24 March 1998 Darmstadt-Eberstadt | (aged 81)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Heer |
Years of service | 1936–45 |
Rank | Major |
Commands | III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115 |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Adam Dyroff (6 May 1916 – 24 March 1998) was a highly decorated Major 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.
Awards and decorations
- Reich Youth Sports Badge (29 September 1933)
- Reich Sports Badge (12 July 1934)
- SA Sports Badge (17 September 1934)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 June 1940)
- 1st Class (28 November 1940)
- West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (21 January 1942)
- Infantry Assault Badge (22 October 1940)
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 July 1944)
- Ärmelband Afrika (1 October 1943)
- German Cross in Gold on 8 August 1942 as Oberleutnant in Schützen-Regiment 115[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1944 as Major and commander of III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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