Franz Beyer Military person

Dr. jur. Franz Beyer (27 May 1892 – 15 October 1968) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. 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 Beyer was captured in 1945 and was released in 1947.In 1956 he was co-publisher of the political journal Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik (Papers for German and international politics).

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 27, 1892
Birth place
Germany , Bautzen
Date of deathOctober 15, 1968
Place of death
Germany , Bad Wiessee

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allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1919)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Italian Campaign (World War II)
Battle of the Caucasus
Crimean Offensive
Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of the Bulge
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Battle of Metz
Battle of Kiev (1941)
First Battle of Kharkov
Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine
Battle of Frankfurt
military branch
Imperial German Navy
German Army (1935–45)
military command
44. Infanterie-Division
LXXX. Armeekorps
331. Infanterie-Division
LVII. Panzer-Korps
V. Armeekorps
XVII. Armeekorps
XXXXIX. Gebirgskorps
service start1911
service end1911

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