Franz Staudegger Military person

Franz Staudegger (12 February 1921 – 16 May 1995) was an Oberscharführer (Sergeant) in the Waffen-SS and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.As an Unterscharführer, (equivalent to Corporal) Franz Staudegger was the first 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Tiger tank commander to win the Knight's Cross

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 12, 1921
Birth place
Carinthia (state) , Austria
Date of deathMay 16, 1995
Place of death
Frankfurt , Germany

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
Eastern Front Medal
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS
military unit
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
service start1939
service end1945

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