Franz Beyer (general)

Franz Beyer
Franz Beyer
Born	27 May 1892; Bautzen, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died	15 October 1968 (aged 76); Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire; Nazi Germany
Branch	Imperial German Navy; German Army
Service years	1911–1919; 1935-1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	XVII Army Corps; LVII Panzer Corps; V Army Corps; XXXXIX Mountain Corps; LXXX Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I; World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kiev (1941); First Battle of Kharkov; Battle of the Caucasus; Italian Campaign; Battle of Monte Cassino; Crimean Offensive (1944); Siegfried Line Campaign; Battle of Metz; Battle of the Bulge; Battle of Frankfurt; ;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Beyer (27 May 1892 – 15 October 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.