Franz Danowski

Franz Danowski (18 February 1917 – 10 October 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Franz Danowski was severely wounded on 10 October 1944 on the Western Front. He died at the field hospital near Saint-Dié-des-Vosges the same day. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant on 15 November 1944 and Hauptmann on 15 December 1944.

Awards and decorations

 * Anschluss Medal (1939)
 * Sudetenland Medal (1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (5 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (23 December 1940)
 * Infantry Assault Badge (9 September 1940)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (15 March 1942)
 * Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)
 * War Merit Cross
 * 2nd Class with Swords (29 October 1943)
 * German Cross in Gold (30 May 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 October 1944 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 10./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111
 * Mentioned in the addendum of the Wehrmachtbericht on 3 October 1944