Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Franz Danowski Service/branch German Army | Years of service 1937–45 Died October 10, 1944 | |
Rank Hauptmann (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War II
Annexation of the Sudetenland
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Kursk
Siegfried Line Campaign 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 Danowski (18 February 1917 – 10 October 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 Danowski was severely wounded on 10 October 1944 on the Western Front. He died at the field hospital near Saint-Die-des-Vosges the same day. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant on 15 November 1944 and Hauptmann on 15 December 1944.
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