Joseph Freiherr von Franckenstein

Joseph von Franckenstein
Joseph von Franckenstein
Birth name	Joseph Maria Casimir Konrad Michael Benedictus Maurus Placidus Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein
Born	30 September 1910; Traunegg castle, Austrian Empire
Died	7 October 1963 (aged 53); San Francisco, United States
Allegiance	Republic of Austria; United States;
Branch	United States Army; Special operations force; Office of Strategic Services;
Years	1941–1945
Rank	First lieutenant
Battles	World War II; Aleutian Islands campaign; Western Front (World War II); Austrian resistance;

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.

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