Franz Ammann Military person

Franz Ammann (3 November 1919 – 18 August 1943) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Franz Ammann was killed on 18 August 1943 in Boromlja, Russia. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 23 August 1943 and promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 03, 1919
Birth place
Germany , Genderkingen
Date of deathAugust 18, 1943
Place of death
Russia , Boromlja

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Battle of Kursk
World War II
Battle of Moscow
Battles of Rzhev
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
service start1938
service end1943

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Franz Ammann on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/A/Al/Amann-Franz.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28095