Franz Gall (general)
Appearance
Franz Gall | |
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Born | Trier, Germany | 2 September 1884
Died | 27 December 1944 Mestre, Italy | (aged 60)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | "Island fortress Elba" |
Battles/wars | Italian Campaign |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Gall (2 September 1884 – 27 December 1944) was a German general during World War II, best known as defender of the island fortress Elba.
He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Gall was killed on 27 December 1944 near Mestre, Italy, where he was Commander of the Venice Defense Sector. Franz Gall was promoted to lieutenant general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He took part in Operation Barbarossa, the Siege of Leningrad, and the campaign in Italy.[1]
He was father of German historian Lothar Gall.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and defender of the island fortress Elba[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Generalleutnant Franz Gall". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 159.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1944 deaths
- Military personnel from Trier
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- Military personnel from the Rhine Province
- German Army generals of World War II