(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Franz Landgraf
Born: 16 Jul 1888 in Munich (München)
Died: 19 Apr 1944 in Stuttgart
Promotions:
Fähnrich (07 Jul 1909); Leutnant (26 Oct 1911); Oberleutnant (09 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (19 Aug 1919); Major (01 Feb 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1934); Oberst (01 Jun 1936); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Jul 1909)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as Fähnrich in the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Jul 1909-01 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader with the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-20 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (20 Aug 1914-10 Feb 1915)
Leader of 10th Company of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (10 Feb 1915-24 Mar 1915)
Leader of 7th Company of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1915-21 May 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Bavarian Jäger-Regiment in the German Alpine-Corps (21 May 1915-10 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (10 Dec 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-10 Mar 1919)
Leader of the 2nd Volunteer-Company of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (10 Mar 1919-20 Apr 1919)
Transferred into Freikorps Bamberg (20 Apr 1919-27 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the 46th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (27 Feb 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 21st Infantry-Regiment, Regiments-Adjutant of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1928)
Adjutant with the Command-Office of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Grafenwöhr (01 Oct 1928-1934)
Transferred back into the 21st Infantry-Regiment (1934-01 Apr 1934)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Battalion-Commander in the 2nd Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 7th Panzer-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-15 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 4th Panzer-Brigade (15 Oct 1939-06 Jan 1941)
Commander of the 6th Panzer-Division (06 Jan 1941-23 Nov 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Apr 1942-01 May 1942)
Commander of Division 155 (01 May 1942-10 May 1942)
Commander of Motorised-Division 155 (10 May 1942-05 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 155th Panzer-Division (05 Apr 1943-01 Aug 1943)
Commander of the 155th Reserve-Panzer-Division (01 Aug 1943-24 Aug 1943)
On Leave (24 Aug 1943-06 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 155th Reserve-Panzer-Division (06 Sep 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1943-19 Apr 1944)
Died (19 Apr 1944)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 16.06.1940 als Oberst und Kommandeur der 4. Panzer-Brigade
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber


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