Franz Graf von Bellegarde Military person

Franz Graf von Bellegarde (28 July 1912 – 19 December 1941) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 Graf von Bellegarde was wounded during the Battle of Moscow and died on 19 December 1941 in a field hospital in Armenskaja, Russia.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 28, 1912
Birth place
Bruck an der Mur , Austria
Date of deathDecember 19, 1941
Place of death
Russia

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
First Austrian Republic (to 1938)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Uman
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
service start1931
service end1941

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Franz Graf von Bellegarde on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Be/Bellegarde-Franz-Graf-von.htm