Frantz, Gotthard, born 05-05-1888 in Berlin,
seven months before Adolf Hitler (did you know). Gotthard entered the Army, age 18, on 04-03-1907, as a Fahnenjunker in the 54th Field Artillery Regiment. He ended the first war as an Adjutant of Artillery Command 56 and retired on 03-08-1921 from the Army. He reactivated in the growing Reichswehr
on 01-04-1935, as a Supplemental Officer. With the outbreak of World War II he was commander of the 7th Flak Regiment to 30-09-1939 and commander of the Flak Artillery in Air Region VIII to 05-07-1940. Following Commander of Flak Brigade VII and Commander of Air War School 6, until 30-11-1941. Detached to the Staff of the 12th Flak Division, Commander
of the 12th Flak Division
, he succeeded Generalleutnant der Flakartillerie, Kommandeur der 26th Flak Division, Rudolf Eibenstein, until 20-12-1942, his successor was Generalmajor der Flakartillerie, Commander of 21th Flak Division in Darmstadt, Ernst Buffa.









Death and burial ground of Frantz, Gotthard.











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