Years of service 1925–45 Rank Generalmajor | Name Franz Schlieper Service/branch German Army | |
Born 22 August 1905
Berlin, Germany ( 1905-08-22 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Moscow
Battles of Rzhev
Lublin–Brest Offensive
East Pomeranian Offensive Relations Fritz Schlieper (Brother) Died April 4, 1974, Hamburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Commands held Fuhrer Grenadier Brigade, 32nd Infantry Division, 73rd Infantry Division, 12th Luftwaffe Field Division | ||
Franz Schlieper (22 August 1905 – 4 April 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schlieper surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.
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