Major Franz Knapp

[Nicole S.]

He was Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Bacau, they retreated back to the Karpathern-Pässe, together with parts of the 46.Infanteriedivision. I want to know more about this man.

Horrido!

Nicole

[123guderian]

Nachname: Knapp
Vorname: Franz
Dienstgrad: Major
Geburtsdatum: 02.04.1915
Geburtsort: Muldenbrück
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 13.05.1945
Todes-/Vermisstenort: Jena

[Doktor Krollspell]

Hello Nicole!

There was a Franz Knapp who received the DKiG on 02.02.1942 as an Oberleutnant in Pz.Jg.Abt. 46. Your man?
Source: Patzwall & Scherzer (2001).


Regards,

Krollspell

[Doktor Krollspell]

Hello again Nicole!

The Franz Knapp that both I and 123guderian mention is (of course) the Franz Knapp that also received the RK on 10.09.1944 as a Major commanding s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 663. Major Knapp also received an "Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres" on 05.10.1942. Source: Veit Scherzer "Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945" (2005).

Regards,
Krollspell

[Nicole S.]

Thank you, I think it is indeed the Kommandeur of this Pnazerjägerabteilung!

Nicole

[P-HOFFMANN]

Hi Nicole,

...you will find very detailled information about Knapp and his Kampfgruppe in the book, written by Witzel: "Mit Mörsern, Haubitzen und Kanonen", Würzburg 2008. Witzel took part in the fightings and the chapter is worth to read.

Peter

[Jan-Hendrik]

The whole book is worth reading

Really a good one!

Jan-Hendrik

[Jan-Hendrik]

*push*

Jan-Hendrik

[askropp]

01.01.1938 Leutnant (1391)
01.06.1940 Oberleutnant (756)
01.11.1942 Hauptmann (112)
xx.xx.1944 Major

in Stellenbesetzung of:
10.11.1938 in der 2. / Panzerabwehrabteilung 46 (Wien)

[Jan-Hendrik]

Thank you!

Jan-Hendrik

[Jan-Hendrik]

*push*

Jan-Hendrik