Franz Bäke
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 46 years ago |
Date of birth | February 28,1898 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Province Of Hesse-Nassau |
Date of died | December 12,1978 |
Died | Bochum |
Germany | |
Battles and wars | Eastern Front |
Service/branch | German Army |
Commands held | Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle |
Awards | Iron Cross |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
Unit | 6th Panzer Division |
Command held | Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1462430 |
Franz Bäke Life story
Franz Bäke was a German officer and tank commander during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. In post-war popular culture, Bäke was memorialised in the historical fiction series Panzer Aces by German author Franz Kurowski.