Josef Niemietz
Josef Niemietz | |
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Josef Niemietz | |
Born |
Oberglogau | 22 March 1914
Died |
13 March 2001 86) Duisburg | (aged
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1933–45 |
Rank | Hauptfeldwebel |
Unit | Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 332 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Josef Niemietz (22 March 1914 – 13 March 2001) was a highly decorated Hauptfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- General Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 July 1943 as Hauptfeldwebel (appointmnet) and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stab 3.(Fla)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 332[1][2]
References
Citations
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.
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