Anton-Otto Frank

Anton-Otto Frank (18 March 1912 – 8 March 1945) 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 (26 May 1940)
 * 1st Class (21 June 1940)
 * German Cross in Gold (14 April 1943)
 * Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 December 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 15 December 1943 as Hauptmann and hief of the 1./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung (SF) 15
 * 737th Oak Leaves on 7 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of the Heeres-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 743