Willifrank Ochsner

Wilhelm-Francis Ochsner (31 March 1899 – 5 December 1990) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Wilhelm-Francis Ochsner
Born	31 March 1899
Died	5 December 1990(1990-12-05) (aged 91)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1915–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	31st Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II Operation Bagration
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ochsner surrendered to the Red Army in the summer of 1944 in the course of Soviet Operation Bagration. In 1947 he was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for war crimes committed against the citizens of the Soviet Union. Ochsner was released in 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1944 as Oberst and commander of 31. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• 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.