Pleiner, Franz
- Date of birth:
- September 24th, 1916 (Bremen/Bremen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 9th, 1945 (Agostian, near Budapest, Hungary)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Vienna
Plot: 5. Row: 22. Grave: 172. - Service number:
- SS-Nr.: 164.549 // NSDAP-Nr.:
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
April 20th, 1939: SS-Untersturmführer;
July 1st, 1940: SS-Obersturmführer;
April 20th, 1943: SS-Hauptsturmführer;
January 30th, 1945: SS-Sturmbannführer (posthumous promotion).
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
- Unit:
- Führer, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking", Waffen-SS
- Awarded on:
- January 6th, 1945
Vorschlag dated 1-11-1944 and signed by Rgt.-Kdr. Hans Dorr; Endorsed x-11-1944 by Div.-Fhr. Karl Ullrich. Approved 22-11-1944 by Korps Kom. Gen. Herbert Otto Gille.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
- Unit:
- Führer, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking", Waffen-SS
- Awarded on:
- March 15th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 24th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 17th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 1st, 1942
Sources
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- "For Multiple Deeds of Exceptional Bravery" SS & Police Recipients of the War Order of the German Cross 1941-1945 Volume II by Michael D. Miller
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