Josef Jakwert

Josef Jakwert
Born	22 July 1914 Krickau, Silesia
Died	21 October 2003 (aged 89) Kulmbach, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1562
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive East Prussian Offensive Battle of Königsberg
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Josef Jakwert (22 July 1914 – 21 October 2003) was a German officer who served in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 March 1942)^[1]
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Panzer Badge in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Divisions-Panzer-Jäger-Kompanie 361^[2]
  • 752nd Oak Leaves on 24 February 1945 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1562^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 323.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 417.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.

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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuzträger 1939-45