Franz Mattenklott [SEP] place of birth
in the summer of 1954.
Early years and World War I.
Franz Mattenklott was born on 19 November 1884 in Grünberg, a city in the Prussian Province of Silesia to Dietrich Mattenklott and his wife Elfriede, "née" Duttenhöfer. His father was director of a sugar factory in Ober Pritschen in Silesia, estate owner and a retired captain of the Prussian Army.
After completing his high–school studies, Franz Mattenklott applied to enter an infantry regiment in Metz, Alsace-Loraine, then part of the German
Franz Mattenklott
Franz Mattenklott (19 November 1884 – 28 June 1954) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Born in Silesia, Mattenklott became a military officer in 1903 and fought in World War I. He remained in the downsized army of the Weimar Republic after the war, and by the start of World War II he was already a "Generalmajor" (Major General). He saw only limited involvement