The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Franz Berger was killed on 29 November 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann of the Reserves.
Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (29 October 1939) Bibliography.
Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (29 October 1939) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) 1st Class (15 June 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black Infantry Assault Badge Eastern Front Medal (12 September 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Feldwebel and Stoßtruppenführer (shock troops leader) of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 130.
