Franz-Josef Dreike Military person

Franz Josef Dreike (27 October 1910 — 24 July 1988) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain), in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.Franz Josef Dreike was born on the 27 October 1910 in Dortmund, Germany.He volunteered to join the SS and was selected to be an officer, he was in command of the 2nd Company, 2nd SS Flak Battalion, Das Reich Division when he was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 6 May 1945, by Sepp Dietrich, commander of the VI Panzer Army.

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Franz-Josef Dreike
Birth dateOctober 27, 1910
Birth place
Germany , Dortmund
Date of deathJuly 24, 1988
Place of death
Germany , Düsseldorf

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS
military unit
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
service start1937
service end1945

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