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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Augsberger, Franz Xaver Josef Maria "Franz" |
| Date of birth: | October 10th, 1905 (Vienna, Austria)
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| Date of death: |
March 19th, 1945 (Neustadt/Upper Silesia, Germany)
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| Nationality: |
German |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Franz Augsberger finally reached the rank of SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor der Waffen-SS.
He was killed on March 19th 1945 by Soviet anti-tank gun fire while leading his divisional staff in a breakout from Soviet encirclement.
NSDAP-Nr.: 360 700 (Joined October 30th 1930)
SS-Nr.: 139 528 (Joined April 20th 1932)
Promotions:
April 20th 1932 SS-Anwärter
February 1934 SS-Mann
April 20th 1934 SS-Unterschrführer
June 1st 1934 SS-Oberscharführer
April 1st 1935 SS-Hauptscharführer (another source gives April 20th 1935)
January 30th 1936 SS-Standartenoberjunker
April 20th 1936 SS-Untersturmführer (effective from June 1st 1935)
July 1st 1936 SS-Obersturmführer
June 1st 1937 SS-Hauptsturmführer
August 1st 1939 SS-Sturmbannführer
March 21st 1940 SS-Hauptsturmführer der Waffen-SS (effective from June 1st 1937)
December 1st 1941 SS-Sturmbannführer der Waffen-SS (effective from August 1st 1939)
April 20th 1942 SS-Obersturmbannführer der Waffen-SS (effective from April 1st 1942)
July 1st 1943 SS-Standartenführer der Waffen-SS (effective from June 21st 1943)
January 30th 1944 SS-Oberführer der Waffen-SS
May 25th 1944 SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS (effective from June 21st 1944) |
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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SS-Brigadeführer / Generalmajor der Waffen-SS
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Kommandeur 20.SS-Grenadier-Division (Estnischer Nr. 1) / Heeresgruppe Mitte
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Awarded on:
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March 8th, 1945
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Details:
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Recommended on February 16th 1945 and signed by OB Heeresgruppe Mitte, Generalfeldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner; approved by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler.
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| Picture source: |
- Public Domain |
| Information source(s): |
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- SS-Personalakte of Franz Augsberger
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
- Schneider J.W., Their Honor was Loyalty!, R. James Bender Publishing, 1977
- Schulz A., et al, Die Generale der Waffen-SS und der Polizei, Band I, Biblio-Verlag
- Yerger M.C., Waffen-SS Commanders - Augsberger to Kreutz ,Schiffer Publishing
- Axis Biographical Research
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