Gerhard Franz

Gerhard Paul Franz (26 February 1902 – 24 December 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd Class
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class
• 2nd Class on 29 September 1939
• 1st Class on 29 May 1940
• Eastern Front Medal
• Medal for the Italo-German campaign in Africa
• Africa Cuff Band
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant i. G. and Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 29. Infanterie-Division
• German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1944 as Oberst i. G. and Chief of the General Staff of the XXXXII. Armeekorps

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