Franz Berger (officer)

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Years of service 1937–42 Role Officer		Name Franz Berger Service/branch German Army
Allegiance First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany Rank Hauptmann of the Reserves (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Died November 29, 1942, Volgograd, Russia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Unit SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 „Der Fuhrer“ Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Franz Berger (6 August 1916 – 29 November 1942) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Franz Berger was killed on 29 November 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann of the Reserves.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (29 October 1939)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (26 September 1939)

1st Class (15 June 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal (12 September 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Feldwebel and Stostruppenfuhrer (shock troops leader) of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 130

References

Franz Berger (officer) Wikipedia

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