Franz Gall (general)

Franz Gall
Franz Gall
Born	2 September 1884; Trier, Germany
Died	27 December 1944 (aged 60); Mestre, Italy
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	"Island fortress Elba"
Battles / wars	Italian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Gall (2 September 1884 – 27 December 1944) was a German general during World War II, best known as defender of the island fortress Elba.

He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Gall was killed on 27 December 1944 near Mestre, Italy, where he was Commander of the Venice Defense Sector. Franz Gall was promoted to lieutenant general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He took part in Operation Barbarossa, the Siege of Leningrad, and the campaign in Italy.^[1]

He was father of German historian Lothar Gall.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and defender of the island fortress Elba^[2]

^ "Generalleutnant Franz Gall". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 159.

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.