Bruno Frankewitz
{{Short description|German general}}
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|death_date={{death date and age|1982|8|11|1897|12|8|df=y}}
|birth_place=Tiefensee, Kreis Heiligenbeil, East Prussia, German Empire
|death_place=Straelen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
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|allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch=Army (Wehrmacht)
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|rank=Generalleutnant
|commands=215. Infanterie-Division
Infanterie-Division Theodor Körner
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|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Bruno Frankewitz (8 December 1897 – 11 August 1982) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 215. Infanterie-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (7 August 1915) & 1st Class (27 January 1918)Thomas 1997, p. 177.
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 215. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 155.
- Oak Leaves on 16 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 215. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 82.
References
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- {{Cite book
|last=Fellgiebel
|first=Walther-Peer
|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|year=2000
|origyear=1986
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
|trans-title=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
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
- {{Cite book
|last1=Patzwall
|first1=Klaus D.
|last2=Scherzer
|first2=Veit
|year=2001
|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
|trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
|language=German
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
}}
- {{Cite book
|last=Thomas
|first=Franz
|year=1997
|title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K
|trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K
|language=German
|location=Osnabrück, Germany
|publisher=Biblio-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-7648-2299-6
}}
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before=General der Infanterie Baptist Knieß|
after=None|
title= Commander of 215. Infanterie-Division|
years=12 November 1942 – 6 April 1945
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before=None|
after=None|
title= Commander of Infanterie-Division Theodor Körner|
years=6 April 1945 – 8 May 1945
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Category:People from Sztum County
Category:Military personnel from West Prussia
Category:Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
Category:German Army personnel of World War I
Category:Prussian Army personnel
Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class
Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class