Franz Scheidies
Franz Scheidies | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 1890 |
| Died | 7 April 1942 (aged 51) |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Service years | 1905–42 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 61st Infantry Division |
Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Franz Scheidies (22 December 1890 – 7 April 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during the Second World War and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Scheidis was killed by a Soviet sniper on 7 April 1942.
Awards
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment "C" (Divisions Stab z.b.V. 444)[2]
- 43rd Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 22[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.