Dr. Franz Friedrich (München)

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="ebcc8c00dvldtc.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="back"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><A HREF="id373.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Luftschutz"><U><B>BACK</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=60 BGCOLOR="#3366FF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Dr. Franz Friedrich</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=420 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#444444" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Photo from </B><B>.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Born:</B></div> <div> 000</div> <div> <B>Units:</B></div> <div> 00.00.00</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Pages 12 and 13  from ?? Wehrpas.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Rank:</B></div> <div> 00.00.00</div> <bR> <div> <B>Awards:</B></div> <div> 00.00.00   Königreich Preußen Eiserne Kreuz 2. Klasse (WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Bayern Militär-Verdienst-Kreuz 3. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern (Bavarian Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with Crown and Swords)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer mit Schwertern (Honor Cross "Hindenburg Cross" with swords)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Deutsches Olympia Ehrenzeichen Zweiter Klasse (German Award for the Olympic Games 2nd Class)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen 2. Stufe (Civil Defense Decoration 2nd class)</div> <div> 08.11.42   Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwerten (War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords) </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Page 26 from Friedrich's LS Dienstbuch.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Under Construction</B></div> <div> <B>History:</B></div> <div> <B>1914-18</B></div> <div> Friedrich is awarded for bravery in action and receives the <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9900" FACE="Swis721 Ex BT" >Bayern Militär-Verdienst-Kreuz 3. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern</FONT> (Bavarian Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with Crown and Swords). During World War 1 approximately 290,000 were awarded of the 3rd Class with Swords and approximately 73,000 of the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords, the two lowest grades</div> <bR> <div> <B>1936</B></div> <div> Dr. Friedrich receives the <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9900" FACE="Swis721 Ex BT" >Deutsche Olympia-Ehrenzeichen or Deutsches Olympiaehrenzeichen</FONT> (German Olympic Decoration). The German Olympic Decoration was a civil decoration awarded to administrators of the IV Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Games of the XI Olympiad in Berlin 1936. The award was not intended for actual participants in the Olympic Games, but rather in recognition of those who had orchestrated the "behind the scenes" preparations and work for the events.</div> <bR> <div> Of the three classes, the First Class was presented as a neck order. A total of 767 were presented. The second class was open to persons who played a significant, but lesser role as to the work which went into the presentation of the games. A total of <B>3,364</B> were awarded. The German Olympic Memory Medal (Deutsche Olympia-Erinnerungsmedaille) was established to recognize service in connection with the preparation work and execution of the game events.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>