Years of service 1938–45
1956–62 Service/branch German Army | Name Franz Schmitz | |
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Born 12 October 1918
Bonn ( 1918-10-12 ) Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Sanitats-Unteroffizier (Wehrmacht)
Oberstabsfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) Unit 279th Grenadier Regiment Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Operation Veritable Died June 10, 1985, Inden, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Kiev, Operation Veritable, World War II | ||
Franz Schmitz (12 October 1918 – 10 June 1985) was a highly decorated German Sanitats-Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstabsfeldwebel in the Bundeswehr. 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 recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He is remembered especially for his medical care and rescue of wounded German soldiers (roughly 2,000), along with his care for wounded Russian soldiers isolated on the battlefield. Franz Schmitz joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and served until 1962.
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