Date of birth:

November 16th, 1920 (Huglfing-Weilheim/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

November 5th, 1987 (Bad Honnef/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

In several sources Alois Frankl is incorrectly named Adnolf Franke. This has been an error that existed since a wrong name appeared in the Flensburger Nachrichten.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)

Unit:

6. / Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" / Festung Berlin

Awarded on:

April 26th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)

Unit:

6. / Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" / Festung Berlin

Awarded on:

April 26th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)

Unit:

6. / Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland" / Festung Berlin

Awarded on:

April 26th, 1945

On the 26.04.1945 Unteroffizier Frankl destroyed 7 Soviet T-34s with Panzerfausts during the combat around Friedrichshain. Wounded shortly afterwards, he was taken to Hitler’s bunker on the very same day. Here he received the Knight’s Cross and held a 20 minute conversation with Hitler himself.

• Photo: Sven Andreas Frankl (Caspers) (grandson)
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - TEGETHOFF, RALPH, Die Ritterkreuzträger des Panzerkorps Großdeutschland und seiner Schwesterverbände, DS- Vlg. o.J., Riesa, 1998.
  - WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 2010.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Awarddocument from Adjutantur beim Führer, Berlin on 26.4.1945 (for Ritterkreuz, EK II and EK I on same day in der 6./Wachregiment GD)
  - Deutsche Dienststelle WASt Berlin
  - Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum