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Kurt Franke was born on the 13 May 1915, in Wurzen, Saxony.
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He was also one of only 631 men to be awarded the very rare in Gold. In 1935 he volunteered to join the Steamship and in 1938 served in the concentration camp service of the Steamship until 1940 when he was transferred to the new Steamship Division Steamship Totenkopf as a platoon commander. In 1941 Franke participated in the invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa).
In April 1944 he was awarded the German Cross in Gold.
In December 1944, the Totenkopf was sent to Hungary, together with the Steamship Wiking Division. On 19 January 1945, he was mortally wounded and died in the hospital.
In March 1945 Franke was posthumously awarded the in Gold. Bibliography.
Achievements
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 June 1940) 1st Class (7 May 1943) Wound Badge in Black (27 May 1940) Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (1 October 1941) Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (9 November 1943) in Silver (20 December 1943) in Gold (6 March 1945) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 October 1943 as Steamship-Hauptscharführer and shock troops leader in the 11./Steamship-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke" German Cross in Gold on 18 December 1944 as Steamship-Untersturmführer in the 11./Steamship-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6.
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January 19, 1945 (aged 29)