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Stangenberg, Franz (FJR 3)

Date of birth:
May 31st, 1914 (Krefeld)
Nationality:
German

Biography

00.00.1935: entered the Wehrmacht - Infanterie
01.01.1938: promoted to Leutnant
01.01.1939: transferred to the Luftwaffe
01.04.1940: promo to Oberleutnant
00.00.1941: Oblt., Adjutant, Stab, Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 3
20.05.1941: Oblt., Chef, 6. Kompanie, Rest-Kdo., Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 3 WIA ivo Galatas
10.02.1942: Stab, Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 3
01.06.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
01.11.1942: promoted to Major - RDA advanced from 01.06.1944
01.01.1943: Ib, 7. Fliegerdivision
10.02.1943: Stab, Lg.Kdo. Smolensk
16.01.1944: Hptm., awarded DKiG, Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 3
15.02.1944: Ib, 1. Fallsch.Div.
01.09.1944: admitted to the Genstab d.Lw.
02.05.1945: Oberstleutnant, captured at "Levico"

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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