Peter Frantz

Peter Frantz
Born	(1917-07-24)24 July 1917
Died	11 March 2001(2001-03-11) (aged 83)
Place of birth	Leipzig
Place of death	Cologne
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–1945
Rank	Major
Commands held	Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Großdeutschland"
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa Third Battle of Kharkov
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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"

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1985). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1447-0.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht