Hofbauer, Franz
- Date of birth:
- March 25th, 1921 (Horn/Lower Austria, Austria)
- Date of death:
- February 11th, 1994 (Horn/Lower Austria, Austria)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)
- Unit:
- 3./I./Infanterie-Regiment 132/44. Infanterie-Division
Awarded in 1941. Exact date unknown.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier (Junior Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Gruppenführer Radfahr-Abteilung 72/72. Infanterie-Division/XXX. Armeekorps/11. Armee/Heeresgruppe Süd
Awarded in 1942. Exact date unknown.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Gruppenführer Radfahr-Abteilung 72/72. Infanterie-Division/XXX. Armeekorps/11. Armee/Heeresgruppe Süd
Awarded in 1942. Exact date unknown.
Infantry Badge
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier (Junior Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Gruppenführer Radfahr-Abteilung 72/72. Infanterie-Division/XXX. Armeekorps/11. Armee/Heeresgruppe Süd
Awarded in 1942. Exact date unknown.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 2./72. Infanterie-Division
Awarded in May 1943. Exact date unknown.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Zugführer 3./Divisions-Bataillon 72/72. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Zugführer 3./Divisions-Bataillon 72/72. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 20th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- Zugführer 3./Füsilier-Bataillon 72/72. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- June 28th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Berger, F., Ritterkreuzträger aus Österreich und den k.u.k. Kronländern, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2006
- Berger, F., Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2004
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