Franz Staudegger
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Franz Staudegger
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| Born | 12 February 1921 Kärnten, Austria |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Frankfurt, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Oberscharführer (staff sergeant) |
| Unit | 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal |
| Relations | died childless |
| Other work | railway official insurance clerk |
Franz Staudegger (12 February 1921 – 16 May 1995) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen-SS. A Tiger I tank commander, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
War experience
For his actions in the Battle of Kursk, Staudegger was awarded the Knight's Cross.
Staudegger ended the war in the 501st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion[clarification needed] which fought in the Battle of Normandy in 1944, and was later involved in the Battle of the Bulge.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 July 1943 as SS-Unterscharführer and Panzer commander in the 13./SS-Panzer-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[1][2]
References
Citations
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 718.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 408, 505.
Bibliography
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| SS-(Panzer-)Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1 "LSSAH" |
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1Diamonds with the I SS Panzer Corps. 2Oak Leaves with the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich. 3Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, Oak Leaves and Swords with SS-Panzer-Regiment 1. 4Swords with 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. 5Oak Leaves with SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend" (12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend). 6Knight's with SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland" (2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich). 7Oak Leaves with SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend" (12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend). 8Swords with the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend.
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