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Anton Otto Frank

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Anton-Otto Frank

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Rank
  
Major

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Died
  
March 8, 1945

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
15th Infantry Division

Born
  
18 March 1912 Ingolstadt, Germany (
1912-03-18
)

Buried at
  
German War Cemetery at Gdansk

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Anton-Otto Frank (18 March 1912 – 8 March 1945) 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 with Oak Leaves. 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 June 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 15
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 December 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 15 December 1943 as Hauptmann and hief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung (SF) 15
  • 737th Oak Leaves on 7 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of the Heeres-Panzer-Jager-Abteilung 743

    • References

    Anton-Otto Frank Wikipedia
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