Franz Beyer (general)

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Franz Beyer (27 May 1892 – 15 October 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Franz Beyer
Born	27 May 1892 Bautzen, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died	15 October 1968(1968-10-15) (aged 76) Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Nazi Germany
Branch	Imperial German Navy German Army
Years of service	1911–1919 1935-1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	XVII Army Corps LVII Panzer Corps V Army Corps XXXXIX Mountain Corps LXXX Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino Crimean Offensive (1944) Siegfried Line Campaign Battle of Metz Battle of the Bulge Battle of Frankfurt
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 October 1915) & 1st Class (16 June 1918)^[1]
• Friedrich August Cross 2nd Class with Swords (22 August 1916)^[1]
• Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords (20 December 1916)^[1]
• Albert Order 2nd Class with Swords (6 December 1917)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 November 1934)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131^[2]