Franz Reuß
Franz Reuß | |
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 Last front visit of Adolf Hitler on 3 March 1945. Standing behind Hitler from left to right: General der Artillerie Wilhelm Berlin, Generaloberst Robert Ritter von Greim, Generalmajor Franz Reuß, General der Flakartillerie Job Odebrecht and General der Infanterie Theodor Busse | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 3. Flieger-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Template:Foreignchar Franz Reuß (17 April 1904 – 5 June 1992) was a general in the German Luftwaffe during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in July 1944.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Oberstleutnant i.G. (in the general staff) in the Stab/IV. Flieger-Korps[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 4.Flieger-Division
References
- Citations
- ^ Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 375.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.