Franz Beyer (general)

Franz Beyer (27 May 1892 – 15 October 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Franz Beyer
Franz Beyer
Born	27 May 1892 Bautzen, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died	15 October 1968 (aged 76) Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Heer
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	XVII. Armeekorps LVII. Panzer-Korps V. Armeekorps XXXXIX. Gebirgskorps LXXX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	---- World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 October 1915) & 1st Class (16 June 1918)[1]
• Friedrich August Cross 2nd Class with Swords (22 August 1916)[1]
• Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords (20 December 1916)[1]
• Albert Order 2nd Class with Swords (6 December 1917)[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 November 1934)[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 467.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 220.

Bibliography

• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.
• Blätter für Deutsche und internationale Politik, 12/2006, p. 1462