About Franz Scheidies
Lived 1890 – 1942 (aged 51). Franz Scheidies was a military personnel.
Franz Scheidies (22 December 1890 – 7 April 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during the Second World War and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Scheidis was killed by a Soviet sniper on 7 April 1942.
Awards Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939) 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) 43rd Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 22
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Who was Franz Scheidies?
German general
When was Franz Scheidies born?
Franz Scheidies was born on 22 December 1890 in Sovetsk.
When did Franz Scheidies die?
Franz Scheidies died on 7 April 1942.
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Franz Scheidies was a military personnel.
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Franz Scheidies's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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