(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Franz Gall
Born: 02 Sep 1884 in Trier
Died: 27 Dec 1944 in Mestre, Italy (KIA)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Nov 1905); Leutnant (18 Aug 1906); Oberleutnant (17 Feb 1914); Hauptmann (18 Jun 1915); Charakter als Major (31 Dec 1920); Major (01 Oct 1933); Major (E) (05 Mar 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943); Generalleutnant (20 Aug 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Mar 1905)
Fahnenjunker in the 118th Infantry-Regiment (03 Mar 1905-10 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 118th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-15 Oct 1914)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Training-Course in Döberitz (15 Oct 1914-01 Dec 1914)
Company-Leader in the 254th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1914-07 Oct 1916)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 254th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (07 Oct 1916-15 Dec 1916)
Adjutant of the 76th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (15 Dec 1916-16 May 1917)
In the General-Staff of the VIII. Army-Corps (16 May 1917-18 Sep 1917)
In the General-Staff of the 185th Infantry-Regiment (18 Sep 1917-28 Mar 1918)
Transferred into the General Staff of the Army (28 Mar 1918-24 May 1918)
In the General-Staff of the 7th Cavalry-Division (24 May 1918-11 Jul 1918)
In the General-Staff of the 117th Infantry-Division (11 Jul 1918-1919)
In the General-Staff of the 117th Infantry-Division and Subordinated in Upper Silesia, later the 32nd Reichswehr-Brigade (1919-11 Feb 1920)
Leader of the Liaison-Office of the RWM for Upper Silesia (Army Peace Commission) (11 Feb 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired (31 Dec 1920)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
Commander of Military-District-Command Rastenburg (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Training-Director Lötzen (01 Oct 1934-18 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 161st Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment, Acting-Commandant of Lötzen (18 Sep 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Replacement-General-Command of XVII. Army-Corps, Vienna (01 Dec 1939-20 Apr 1940)
Transferred into the Army General Staff and Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Border-Section-Command North (until 16 May 1940), then Chief Of Operations (Ia) of the Replacement-General-Command of I. Army-Corps, Königsberg (20 Apr 1940-25 Oct 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement-General-Command of I. Army-Corps (25 Oct 1940-20 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Jul 1943-06 Sep 1943)
Detached to Army-Group D (06 Sep 1943-18 Sep 1943)
Commander of Defence-Section Marseille (18 Sep 1943-05 Dec 1943)
Commander of Defence-Section Elba (05 Dec 1943-22 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH, and also Detached to the Commander-in-Chief South West as General with Special Duties (22 Jun 1944-03 Jul 1944)
Commander of Defence-Section Venedig (03 Jul 1944-27 Dec 1944)
Killed-in-Action (27 Dec 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 19.06.1944 als Generalmajor und Verteidiger der Inselfestung Elba
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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