Gerhard Franz

Gerhard Franz
Born	26 February 1902 Bobeck, Landratsamt Roda, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire
Died	24 December 1975(1975-12-24) (aged 73) Bad Wildungen, Hesse, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Reichswehr Army
Service years	1919–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	256. Volksgrenadier-Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Paul Franz (26 February 1902 – 24 December 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd Class
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class on 29 September 1939
  • 1st Class on 29 May 1940
• Eastern Front Medal
• Medal for the Italo-German campaign in Africa
• Africa Cuff Band
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant i. G. and Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 29. Infanterie-Division
• German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1944 as Oberst i. G. and Chief of the General Staff of the XXXXII. Armeekorps

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.