Johann Port

Johann Port
Born	3 February 1915 Bernkastel-Kues
Died	27 March 2006 (aged 91) Bernkastel-Kues
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 266
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johann Port (3 February 1915 – 27 March 2006) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 September 1941)
  • 1st Class (15 December 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge (1 November 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (12 June 1942)
  • in Silver (17 January 1945)
• Eastern Front Medal (15 July 1942)
• Crimea Shield
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 August 1942 as Feldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 266^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 280.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com