Franz Pöschl
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Franz Pöschl | |
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Born | 2 November 1917 |
Died | 25 January 2011 | (aged 93)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1936–45 1960–78 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Commands | III Corps (Bundeswehr) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Pöschl (2 November 1917 – 25 January 2011) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (30 July 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[1]
- Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1973
- Knight Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1977
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 279.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 2011 deaths
- Bundeswehr generals
- Gebirgsjäger of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Military personnel from Munich
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army