Gerhard Paul Franz (26 February 1902 – 24 December 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd Class Sudetenland Medal Iron Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class 2nd Class on 29 September 1939 1st Class on 29 May 1940 Eastern Front Medal Medal for the Italo-German campaign in Africa Africa Cuff Band Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant i. G. and Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 29. Infanterie-Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 155. German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1944 as Oberst i. G. and Chief of the General Staff of the XXXXII. Armeekorps
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