Date of birth:

March 17th, 1907 (Oberkirch/Baden, Germany)

Date of death:

October 26th, 1943 (Minturno, Italy)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Cassino
Plot: 15. Grave: 500.

Nationality:

German

Franz Schweiger reached the rank of Hauptmann

01.03.1942: promoted to Hauptmann Kr.O. / Flak
26.10.1943: Oblt., Chef 8. Btr., II./ Flak-Rgt. 25, KIA in Italy near Minturno
Buried at Cassino

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Chef, 8. Batterie, II. Abteilung, Flak-Regiment 25, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

February 14th, 1942

During the course of the battles for North Africa Schweiger's battery destroyed a total of 43 tanks. During the campaign Schweiger proved himself as a great commander and example to his men, as demonstrated when he took the place of a fallen Flak gunner and proceeded to personally destroy 16 tanks. For his own bravery, as well as the achievements of his battery, Schweiger would receive the Knight's Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.
  - Volksbund
  

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