Franz Staudegger | |
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| Born | 12 February 1921 Kärnten, Austria |
| Died | 16 May 1995 (aged 74) Frankfurt, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  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 (sergeant) in the Waffen-SS and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
As an Unterscharführer, (equivalent to corporal) Franz Staudegger was the first 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) Tiger tank commander to win the Knight's Cross.[citation needed]
War experience
For his actions in the Battle of Kursk, Staudegger was awarded the Knight's Cross. He was summoned to the Führer Headquarters to give Adolf Hitler a detailed account of the tank battle.[1][unreliable source?]
Staudegger ended the war in the 501st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion which fought in the Battle of Normandy in 1944 under the command of Michael Wittmann, 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"[2][3]
References
Citations
- ^ Agte 2006, p. 123.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 718.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 408, 505.
Bibliography
- Agte, Patrick (2006). Michael Wittmann and the Waffen SS Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte in World War II, Volume 1. Mechanicsburg, PA, USA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3334-2.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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