Franz Scheidies
Franz Scheidies | |
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Born | Grosspelken near Tilsit, East Prussia | 22 December 1890
Died | 7 April 1942 near Gluschitza | (aged 51)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1905–42 |
Rank | Generalmajor (posthumously promoted) |
Unit | 12. Infanterie-Division |
Commands held | Infanterie-Regiments 27 61. Infanterie Division |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Franz Scheidies (22 December 1890 – 7 April 1942) was a German general during the Second World War and a 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 with Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Scheidis was killed by a Soviet sniper on 7 April 1942 near Gluschitza.
Awards
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 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)[2][Notes 1]
- 43rd Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 22[2]
Notes
- ^ According to Fellgiebel on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 127.[3]
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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External links
- "Franz Scheidies". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2012.
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