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Franz GriesbachGerman infantry officer, participant in the First and Second World Wars
Date of Birth: 21.12.1892
Country:  Germany |
Content:
- Early Life and Military Service
- - August 1914: Deployed to the front lines.
- - May 1916: Promoted to sergeant major.
- - October 1941: Appointed commander of an infantry regiment.
- - February 1944: Transferred to the command reserve.
Early Life and Military Service
- In April 1914, he volunteered for military service as an infantry officer.
- August 1914: Deployed to the front lines.
- December 1914: Promoted to sergeant and awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
- May 1916: Promoted to sergeant major.
- August 1916: Commissioned as a reserve lieutenant.- May 1917: Assumed command of an infantry company.
- August 1917: Awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.
Interwar Period
- January 1919: Discharged from the military.
- 1919-1939: Worked as an elementary school teacher.
Return to Military Service and World War II
- March 1939: Re-entered the military as a company commander.
- June 1939: Promoted to captain.
- October 1940: Promoted to major and commanded a reserve battalion.
- September 1941: Deployed to the Eastern Front as an infantry battalion commander.
- October 1941: Appointed commander of an infantry regiment.
- March 1942: Awarded the Knight's Cross for combat in Crimea.- April 1942: Promoted to lieutenant colonel.
- January 1943: Promoted to colonel.
- May 1943: Awarded Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross.
- February 1944: Appointed commander of the 170th Infantry Division.
- February 15, 1944: Severely wounded in action.
- March 1944: Awarded the Swords to the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.
- February 1944: Transferred to the command reserve.
- August 1944: Promoted to general-major.Post-War
- April 27, 1945: Captured by Soviet forces while in a hospital.
