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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Peter Frantz

Rank
  
Major

Years of service
  
1936–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Peter Frantz membersshawcagrossdeutschlandfrantzsigjpg
Born
  
24 July 1917 Leipzig (
1917-07-24
)

Commands held
  
Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung "Grosdeutschland"

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa Third Battle of Kharkov

Died
  
March 11, 2001, Cologne, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Operation Barbarossa, Third Battle of Kharkov, World War II

Peter Ulrich Frantz (24 July 1917 – 11 March 2001) was a highly decorated Major 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (8 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (3 July 1940)
  • General Assault Badge (26 December 1940)
  • Eastern Front Medal (7 September 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (8 July 1942)
  • in Silver (29 September 1942)
  • in Gold (8 October 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold on 19 January 1942 as Oberleutnant in the IV./Infanterie-Regiment "Grosdeutschland"
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 June 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 16./Infanterie-Regiment "Grosdeutschland" (mot.)
  • 228th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung "Grosdeutschland"
  • References

    Peter Frantz Wikipedia