Pfeiffer, Franz (WH-Gebirgsjäger)
- Date of birth:
- October 23rd, 1907 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 20th, 1994 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Awards:
October 16th, 1928: Deutsches Sport-Abzeichen in Bronze.
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 12th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 2nd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Chef, 15. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100, 5. Gebirgs-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- June 13th, 1941
The following wartime excerpt describes why Pfeiffer received the Knight’s Cross…
“During the attack on the heavily fortified Greek strongpoints along the Rupel Pass position, which included strong bunkers and underground facilities, Hauptmann Pfeiffer participated as a leader of the bunker overwatch units. He undauntedly brought his weapons into effective firing range of the enemy MGs and did a splendid job of directing the fire of his units onto those bunkers that could not be effectively engaged by the artillery, thereby silencing them.
As a result of this support the 11. Kompanie was able to blow up a bunker, and occupy the other 10 from the outside. With this the key position blocking the way to the main enemy redoubt at Arpaluki was in our hands, and the possibility of capturing this most intractable enemy facility was created.”
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 15th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100, 5. Gebirgs-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- December 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1942
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1993.
- Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum
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