Schweikowski, Franz Josef
- Date of birth:
- April 18th, 1919 (Gelsenkirchen/Province of Westphalia/Free State of Prussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 24th, 1944 (Northern part of the Eastfront)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 7th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 29th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 30th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 19th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Obergefreiter der Reserve (Reserve Lance Corporal)
- Unit:
- Gruppenführer 5. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 2, 11. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 24th, 1945
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
- - DöRR, M., Die Träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer - Luftwaffe - Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Bisendorf, 2006.
- Bundesarchiv via Archivsignatur RH 7_334 (slide #8): Vorschlag für die nachträgliche Verleihung der 3.Stufe der Nahkampfspange.
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