Bruno Frankewitz Explained

Bruno Frankewitz
Birth Date:	8 December 1897
Birth Place:	Tiefensee, Kreis Heiligenbeil, East Prussia, German Empire
Death Place:	Straelen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	215. Infanterie-Division Infanterie-Division Theodor Körner
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Bruno Frankewitz (8 December 1897 – 11 August 1982) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 215. Infanterie-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (7 August 1915) & 1st Class (27 January 1918)^[1]

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 1 April 1942 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 161^[2]

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 215. Infanterie-Division^[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 16 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 215. Infanterie-Division^[4]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1997, p. 177.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 120.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 155.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 82.