Franz Augsberger
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Franz Augsberger | |
|---|---|
Standartenfuhrer | |
| Commands held | 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Xaver Josef Maria Augsberger (10 October 1905 – 19 March 1945) was a high-ranking Austrian
Career
Born in Austria in 1905, Franz Augsberger joined the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in 1930. He was in charge of the NSDAP's propaganda until June 1933, when the Nazi Party was declared illegal in Austria. Augsberger moved to Germany and joined the Schutzstaffel (SS) in 1932.
On 1 October 1934 Augsberger joined the
At the beginning of March 1939, Franz Augsberger was moved to the
Augsberger was appointed the commander of a regiment in the
Awards
- German Cross in Gold on 30 May 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer in the SS-Infanterie-Regiment 7 (motorized)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 March 1945 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS and commander of the 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (estnische Nr. 1)[3]
See also
- Occupation of Estonia by Nazi Germany
References
Citations
- ISBN 978-83-954314-5-6.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 19.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 196.
Bibliography
- 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.
- 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
