Friedrich Franek

Friedrich von Franek
Born	16 July 1891 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	8 April 1976(1976-04-08) (aged 84) Vienna, Austria
Allegiance	Austria–Hungary First Austrian Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	196th Infantry Division 44th Infantry Division 73rd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Lublin–Brest Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich von Franek (16 July 1891 – 8 April 1976) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

In the summer of 1944, Franek was commanding the German 73rd Infantry Division as the Red Army was advancing through Poland. At the end of July, during the Lublin–Brest Offensive, he joined battle at Garwolin with the Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army under the command of Alexei Radzievsky, when the German forces were routed and Franek was taken prisonser.^[1] He was released in 1948.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 November 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 405^[2]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 8 February 1944

↑ Robert Forczyk, Warsaw 1944: Poland's bid for freedom (2009, ISBN 1846033527), p. 13
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 154.

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.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Richard Pellengahr	Commander of 196. Infanterie-Division 1 March 1942 – 24 December 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Kurt Möhring
Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. jur. Franz Beyer	Commander of 44. Reichs-Grenadier-Division Hoch und Deutschmeister 1 January 1944 – 1 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Bruno Ortner
Preceded by Generalmajor Johannes Nedtwig	Commander of 73. Infanterie-Division 26 June 1944 – 29 July 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Kurt Haehling

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 121st Infantry Division

Staff	Otto Lancelle (Pour-le-Mérite) Helmuth Prieß Werner Ranck Martin Wandel

Units	Richard Bochentin Werner Canders Botho von La Chevallerie Friedrich Franek Werner Gust¹ (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Sauerbrei

¹ Knight's Cross with the 257th Infantry Division.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 25631185 GND: 12762225X

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