Franz Weller

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Years of service 1922–45 1956–62 Name Franz Weller Rank Oberst		Commands held Jager-Regiment 54 Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad Hube's Pocket Battle of Berlin Died August 14, 1994, Cologne, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Franz Weller (5 December 1901 – 14 August 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 with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Franz Weller was captured in May 1945 by Allied troops and was held until 1946. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1962.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (22 September 1939)

1st Class (23 May 1940)

Infantry Assault Badge

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

War Merit Cross with Swords

2nd Class

Eastern Front Medal (27 August 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 4 September 1941 as Major and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 54

626th Oak Leaves on 23 October 1944 as Oberst and commander of Jager-Regiment 54

References

Franz Weller Wikipedia

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