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Franz Pfeiffer (officer)

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst

Years of service
  
1924–45

Name
  
Franz Pfeiffer

Died
  
20 November 1994(1994-11-20) (aged 87) Munich

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Unit
  
Gebirgsjager-Regiment 100

Franz Pfeiffer (23 October 1907 – 20 November 1994) was a highly decorated Oberst 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (1 March 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (15 October 1942)
  • in Gold (?)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (1 September 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold (13 December 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 June 1941 as Hauptmann and chief of the 15./Gebirgsjager-Regiment 100
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (2 May 1941)
  • Armelband Kreta

    • References

    Franz Pfeiffer (officer) Wikipedia
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