Franz Scheidies

Franz Scheidies (22 December 1890 – 7 April 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during the Second World War and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Scheidis was killed by a Soviet sniper on 7 April 1942.

Awards

 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment "C" (Divisions Stab z.b.V. 444)
 * 43rd Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 22