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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of birth
Głębock, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Tywęzy
SagittariusPlace of death
Geldern, Straelen
Age
84 years
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Biography
Bruno Frankewitz (8 December 1897 – 11 August 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 215. Infanterie-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (7 August 1915) & 1st Class (27 January 1918)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 1 April 1942 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 161
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Swords (29 March 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 215. Infanterie-Division
- 790th Oak Leaves on 16 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 215. Infanterie-Division
- Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 February 1944 and 29 December 1944)
- ^ Thomas 1997, p. 177.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 120.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 155.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 82.
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