Franz Scheidies

Franz Scheidies
Born	22 December 1890 Grosspelken near Tilsit, East Prussia
Died	7 April 1942 (aged 51) near Gluschitza
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1905–42
Rank	Generalmajor (posthumously promoted)
Unit	12. Infanterie-Division
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiments 27 61. Infanterie Division
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Franz Scheidies (22 December 1890 – 7 April 1942) was a German general during the Second World War and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), serving in the infantry. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade with Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Scheidis was killed by a Soviet sniper on 7 April 1942 near Gluschitza.

Awards

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (3 October 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment "C" (Divisions Stab z.b.V. 444)^{[2][Notes 1]}
  • 43rd Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 22^[2]

Notes

1. According to Fellgiebel on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 127.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 250.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 658.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 375.

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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• "Franz Scheidies". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2012.