Mattenklott, Franz

Date of birth:: November 19th, 1884 (Grünberg/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:: June 28th, 1954 (Braunlage/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

In service from 28th December 1903. Was Prisoner-of-War from 21st April 1945 until 4th July 1947.

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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalmajor
Unit:: Kommandeur 72.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:: December 1st, 1939

1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalmajor
Unit:: Kommandeur 72.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:: December 1939

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalleutnant
Unit:: Kommandeur 72.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:: November 23rd, 1941

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: General der Infanterie
Unit:: Kommandierender General XXXXII.Armeekorps
Awarded on:: September 19th, 1942

Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Kriegverdienstkreuz 1914-1918 für Kämpfer 2. Klasse

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Kriegverdienstkreuz 1914-1918 für Kämpfer 1. Klasse

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Ritter zum Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwerten

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Ordinul Mihai Viteazul

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: September 19th, 1941

Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Wehrmachtbericht

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: April 6th, 1944

After days of harsh fighting through the Pripyat Marshes at rough terrain, units of the Army and the Waffen–SS under the High Command of Generaloberst Weiß and under the leadership of Generals of the Infantry Hoßbach and Mattenklott have broken the enemy ring at Kowel, thus freeing their comrades from encirclement.

Sources

Photo 1: Norbert Beyerlein
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X