Franz Schlieper

Franz Schlieper
Born	(1905-08-22)22 August 1905
Died	4 April 1974(1974-04-04) (aged 68)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	32nd Infantry Division 73rd Infantry Division 12th Luftwaffe Field Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Fritz Schlieper (Brother)

Franz Schlieper (22 August 1905 – 4 April 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schlieper surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold on 10 January 1944 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 94
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Brigade 1132

References

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.