Franz Beyer (general) explained

Franz Beyer (27 May 1892 – 15 October 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 October 1915) & 1st Class (16 June 1918)^[1]
• Friedrich August Cross 2nd Class with Swords (22 August 1916)^[1]
• Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords (20 December 1916)^[1]
• Albert Order 2nd Class with Swords (6 December 1917)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 November 1934)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: 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 . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Book: Thomas . Franz . Wegmann . Günter . 1987 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-1153-2.
• Blätter für Deutsche und internationale Politik, 12/2006, p. 1462

Notes and References

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 467.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 220.