Franz Griesbach Explained

Franz Griesbach
Birth Date:	21 December 1892
Branch:	Army
Rank:	Generalmajor
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Franz Griesbach (21 December 1892 – 24 September 1984) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (22 December 1914) & 1st Class (23 August 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 October 1941) & 1st Class (22 November 1941)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 14 March 1942 as Major and commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 391^{[2] [3]}
  • Oak Leaves on 17 May 1943 as Oberst and commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 399^{[2] [4]}
  • Swords 6 March 1944 as Oberst and commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 399^{[2] [5]}

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . 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: 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.

External links

• Franz Griesbach @ Universität Magdeburg

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1997, p. 222.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 348.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 203.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 69.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 42.