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Schmitt, Franz

Date of birth:
May 28th, 1924 (Großlangheim/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 6th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 4th, 1944

By Hitler personally awarded.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)
Unit:
2. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12
Awarded on:
August 27th, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)
Unit:
11. / Führer-Begleit-Regiment "GD"
Awarded on:
January 13th, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht.
    - Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006.

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