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Franz Büttner (* May 26th, 1924 in Bochum - † KIA February 28th, 1945 in Danzig-Praust) was a German Obergefreiter in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Franz Büttner was born on the 24.12.1924 in Bochum crossing Castle and 37 in Osnabrück, Germany joined on the 14.10.1942 of the headquarters company of the infantry replacement battalion, moved but already on the 26.10.1942 in the 2nd rifle company of the battalion, this seems but that day only a way station to have been, because with message also of the 26.10.1942 was the transfer of BADR in the 5th company of the Grenadier Regiment 67 of the 23rd Infantry Division. Message from the 22.09.1943 it was his transfer in the 7th Company of the regiment. During the fighting, the company Büttner is wounded at the 03.12.1943 on the left thigh and the right lower leg, and moved to the military hospital of 928. It, it is assumed the infantry replacement battalion 67 until his recovery. From the 11.02.1944, he is member of the recovering company and in the 08.03.1944 in the headquarters company. After his recovery, he will be allotted on the 09.04.1944 of the cruise company of the battalion and thus comes to Potsdam on the 14.04.1944 in the recovering March company III/23/13. With this he is reassigned to his 7th Company of the Grenadier Regiment 67 on the 18.05.1944. First of all heavy defensive battles at Ssebesh and in the area of Opochka and from September 1944 the usage followed on the Baltic Islands, and in particular on Ösel, North Baldwin and the Sworbe peninsula. There it came from tomorrow of the 18.11.1944 to heavy fighting. Initially, there were no messages by the GR 67. Later it becomes clear how difficult the regiment was hit. Counterattacks by reserve companies pushed directly into opposing anti-tank nag reefs and were fully cut off. A withdrawal of the II. / GR 67 was rejected because their intent was to keep the rear holding positions. Also the VB's the AR 23 had no contact with their batteries. Only the connection to the II. / GR 67 was still. While defending the command post of the II. / GR 67. but is he on two flanks already bypassed and penetrated the opponents shortly before the positions of the AR 23. A counter-attack of the GR 386 at the left wing should connect to the battalion. However, up 21.00, it turns out that was no longer the regiment able to proceed further. In the night, then pull the remains of the II. Battalion back and are used to the road fork at Loupollu together with the I./Marine-flak Division 239. These units were to push the order to the North on Laomardi there to smash a deployment of the opponent and thus to facilitate the advancement of own troops deployed West of West Street. However, it comes not to attack because the battalion itself out of the attack room is attacked. Of the 21 23.11.1944 to the Regiment is used in the so-called Torkenhof bar, East of Türju, which the Regiment is the extreme left wing of this line of Defense. On the night of the 23 on the 24.11.1944, the last defenders are then shipped. During the fighting on this peninsula, Büttner distinguished himself in particular and is submitted along with the o gefreiten Heinrich Brodowski, the 218th Infantry Division, to the Knight's cross. Then on the 18.12.1944, both for the fights on which this high distinction. Büttner as corporal and leader in the 7th Company of the Grenadier Regiment 67. In the course of the fighting, Franz Büttner falls on the 28.02.1945 in Mewe on the Vistula River, South of Gdańsk. According to the data of the people Federation, Büttner fell only on the 25.03.1945 in the room Gdansk pruszcz Gdański the present-day Pruszcz GDANSKI. A telex of the 23rd Infantry Division of the 04.04.1945 however showed out the 28.02.1945 as death and the space as a place of death room Mewe.

Awards

 * Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse on October 12th, 1944


 * Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse on July 30th, 1944


 * Verwundetenabzeichen (1939) in Schwarz on January 20th, 1944


 * Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on December 18th, 1944 as Obergefreiter and Gruppenführer in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 67