Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Franz Ammann was killed on 18 August 1943 in Boromlja, Russia. He was posthumously awarded the Knight"s Cross on 23 August 1943 and promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve.
Iron Cross (1939) Infantry Assault Badge (20 June 1942) Bibliography.
