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Franz Augsberger

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Rank  SS-Brigadefuhrer
Service/branch  Waffen-SS
Battles and wars  World War II
Name  Franz Augsberger
Battles/wars  World War II

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Born  10 October 1905 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (1905-10-10)
Allegiance  First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany
Commands held  20.Waffen-GrenDiv der SS (estnische Nr.1)
Died  March 19, 1945, Prudnik, Poland
Awards  Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Xaver Josef Maria Augsberger (10 October 1905 – 19 March 1945) was a high-ranking German SS commander during World War II. He was killed in action in March 1945.

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Born in Austria in 1905, Franz Augsberger join the Sturmabteilung (SA) on and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in 1930. He was in charge of the NSDAP's propaganda until June 1933, when the NSDAP was declared illegal in Austria. Augsberger moved to Germany and joined the SS in 1932. In 1934 Augsberger joined the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS Dispositional Troops; SS-VT). He attended and then taught at an SS training school until March 1939, when he was transferred SS regiment Der Führer.

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Augsberger was appointed commander of a regiment in the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord. In April 1942 he was awarded the German Cross in Gold. In October 1942 Augsberger was appointed commander of 3 Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade. In 1944 the brigade was enlarged to form the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian), with Augsberger remaining the unit's commander. Augsberger commanded the division during the long retreat of the German forces on the Eastern Front. In early March he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by filed marshal Ferdinand Schörner. On 19 March, he was killed in action during an attempt to break out of a subsequent encirclement at Oppeln.

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Awards

  • German Cross in Gold on 30 May 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer in the SS-Infanterie-Regiment 7 (motorized)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 March 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS and commander of the 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (estnische Nr. 1)
  • References

    Franz Augsberger Wikipedia