Franz Steindl (SA-Oberführer)

[K.Kocjancic]

Franz Steindl (SA-Oberführer)

DoB: 5.3.1911 (Eisenerz, Obersteiermark)
DoD: KIA 30.5.1945 (Rechnitz Obersteiermark)

1934: SA-Stubaf.
1935: Stabs-Chef, 9. SA-Brigade
1938-1941: Organisationsleiter der NSDAP in Gauleitung Steiermark
1940: Narvik
1941-1945: Head of "Steierischer Heimatbund"
1942-1945: Head of Wehrmannschaft Untersteiermark
1944-1945: Sonder-Stabschef dem Volkssturm in Untersteiermark
1944-1945: CO of Wehrmannschaftsregiment "Untersteiermark"

Does anyone has any info on his military path, because he was decorated with "Narvik" shield?

Was he just SA-Oberführer or also SS-Oberführer?

Regards,
Klemen

[Andreas Schulz]

Franz Steindl (SA-Oberführer)

DoD: KIA 30.5.1945 (Rechnitz Obersteiermark)


Was he just SA-Oberführer or also SS-Oberführer?

Regards,
Klemen

Hi Klemen,

is your death date of Steindl correct: 30.5.? 1945? After wartime?

I have 3 various death dates of Steindl:
29.04.1945
30.03.1945
07.04.1945.

I´m not sure what is the correct date.

Steindl was only SA-Oberführer (promoted 09.11.1942)

AnDie

[K.Kocjancic]

My mistake: 30.3.1945 (one version of his death is, that he was shot by "his" men, because he was too eager to fight).

What about military history?

Regards,
Klemen

[Austria]

Hello,

Franz Steindl fought in Norway during the Invasion against the British. He was part of a commando that landed with boats and then went through the Mountains to reach Narvic before the British. He was decorated with the Narvic Shield, Iron Cross I,II and Goldenes Ritterkreuz (golden version of the War Merit Cross?!) (the problem is they were lost after the war). I´m not sure if he also received other decorations. He also fought against Yugoslavien Partisans in the Untersteiermark (Under Styria?!). Franz was part of the illegal NSDAP during the Austrofascism and was part of various operations.

He died in Rechniz fighting russian troops as part of the Volkssturm, which he led.

I´m working on a biography about him and i search for every information i can get. So send me information if you have any , please. The results of my work i will post here if you are interested.

Greets

[trekker]

Franz Steindl fought in Norway during the Invasion against the British. He was part of a commando that landed with boats and then went through the Mountains to reach Narvic before the British.

As a soldier of Gebirgs-Jäger-Ersatz-Regiment 138 he was engaged in Westwall and Norway. He was promoted to Unteroffizier and was decorated with EK II. He left the army in summer 1940.

He was later awarded EK I; Bandenkampfabzeichen; Verwundetenabzeichen in Bronze; Deutschen Kreuz in Silber (in the beginning of 1945)

In 1942 he was Bereichsleiter der NSDAP, later Oberbereichsleiter and in 1944 Hauptbereichsleiter.
Could someone explain to me what these NSDAP duties and positions were, please?

[Igor Karpov]

In 1942 he was Bereichsleiter der NSDAP, later Oberbereichsleiter and in 1944 Hauptbereichsleiter.
Could someone explain to me what these NSDAP duties and positions were, please?

A very pleasant addition to out list (http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 5&t=171093). Thank You!

Regards,
Igor

[trekker]

The usual information on Franz Steindl is that he was SA-Oberführer.

In the newspaper Marburger Zeitung (Amtcliches Organ des Steirischen Heimatbundes) of 4.4.1945 in the introduction to the arcticle on Steindl's death one can read „Bundesführer des Steirischen Heimatbundes, Gauorganisationsleiter SA-Brigadeführer Franz Steindl“. Later on, in Steindl's biography, it is written that in 1942 he was promoted to SA-Oberführer but no information is given when his (supposed) promotion to SA-Brigadeführer occured.