__NOTOC__ Franz Schlieper (22 August 1905 – 4 April 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schlieper surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.
Awards and decorations German Cross in Gold on 10 January 1944 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 94Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 409. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Brigade 1132Fellgiebel 2000, p. 308.
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