Gößmann, Franz (Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List")
- Date of birth:
- December 8th, 1909 (Sulzwiesen/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 4th, 1945 (Messelhausen/Baden, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Oberfeldwebel Franz Gößmann became a soldier in 1936 with the Inf.Rgt. 199. At first he played the clarinet in the regimental band, before joining the fighting forces in 1940.
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Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 9th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, 6. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List", 57. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 25th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List", 57. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 14th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List", 57. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 1st, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Albert Riß
- - BERGER, F, Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold, Berger, Florian, Wien, 2004.
- DöRR, M., Die Träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer - Luftwaffe - Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Bisendorf, 2006.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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