Franz Scheidies Explained

Franz Scheidies
Birth Date:22 December 1890
Branch:Army
Serviceyears:1905–42
Rank:Generalmajor
Commands:61st Infantry Division
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Franz Scheidies (22 December 1890 – 7 April 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during the Second World War and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Scheidis was killed by a Soviet sniper on 7 April 1942.

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Notes and References

  1. Thomas 1998, p. 250.
  2. Scherzer 2007, p. 658.