Peter Frantz

Peter Ulrich Frantz (24 July 1917 – 11 March 2001) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (8 November 1939)
 * 1st Class (3 July 1940)
 * General Assault Badge (26 December 1940)
 * German Cross in Gold (19 January 1942)
 * Eastern Front Medal (7 September 1942)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (8 July 1942)
 * in Silver (29 September 1942)
 * in Gold (8 October 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 4 June 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief pf 16./Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (mot.)
 * 228th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"