Franz Scheidies

Franz Scheidies
Born	(1890-12-22)22 December 1890 Grosspelken near Tilsit
Died	7 April 1942(1942-04-07) (aged 51) near Gluschitza
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1905 – 1942
Rank	Generalmajor (posthumously promoted)
Unit	12. Infanterie-Division
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiments 27 61. Infanterie Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

Franz Scheidies (22 December 1890 – 7 April 1942) was a German general during World War II and 2nd recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) serving in the infantry. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Scheidis was killed by a Soviet sniper on 7 April 1942 near Gluschitza.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment "C" (Divisions Stab z.b.V. 444)
  • 43rd Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 22

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Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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.