Franz Pöschl Explained

Franz Pöschl
Birth Date:	2 November 1917
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1936–45 1960–78
Rank:	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Pöschl (2 November 1917 – 25 January 2011) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (30 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100^[1]
• Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1973
• Knight Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1977

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.

Notes and References

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 279.