Bruno Frankewitz

Bruno Frankewitz
Born	8 December 1897
Died	11 August 1982 (aged 84)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	215. Infanterie-Division Infanterie-Division Theodor Körner
Battles/wars	World War II Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police Officer

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)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 1 April 1942 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 161^[2]
• 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^[3]
  • 790th Oak Leaves on 16 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 215. Infanterie-Division^[4]
• Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 February 1944 and 29 December 1944)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 177.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 120.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 155.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 82.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.