Joseph Freiherr von Franckenstein

Joseph Maria Casimir Konrad Michael Benedictus Maurus Placidus Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein (* 30 September 1910 at Traunegg castle (Thalheim bei Wels); † 7 October 1963 in San Francisco) was Austro-German philologist, dissident and later US Army Lieutenant attached to the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) and to the Austrian 'O5' resistance movement against the Nazi Regime.

Joseph von Franckenstein
Birth nameJoseph Maria Casimir Konrad Michael Benedictus Maurus Placidus Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein
Born(1910-09-30)30 September 1910
Traunegg castle, Austrian Empire
Died7 October 1963(1963-10-07) (aged 53)
San Francisco, United States
Allegiance
Branch
  •  United States Army
  • Special operations force
  • Office of Strategic Services
Years1941–1945
Rank First lieutenant
Battles
  • World War II
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