Riedweg, Franz
- Date of birth:
- April 10th, 1907 (Luzern/Luzern, Switersland)
- Date of death:
- January 22nd, 2005 (Munchen/Bayern, Germany)
- Service number:
- 293744
- Nationality:
- Suisse
Biography
SS-Obersturmbannführer Dr. Franz Riedweg was responsible for the organization behind foreign "Germanic" volunteers for the Waffen-SS. He was captured on 3 May 1945.
Units: SS-Hauptamt and the 3rd SS Division "Totenkopf".
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Germanischen Leitstelle, SS-Hauptamt
- Awarded on:
- 1943
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