Johannes Grimminger

Johannes Grimminger
Born	(1914-06-06)6 June 1914
Died	16 April 1945(1945-04-16) (aged 30)
Place of birth	Schwäbisch Gmünd
Place of death	Forst
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–1945
Rank	Major
Commands held	II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive Operation Nordwind Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Johannes Grimminger (6 June 1914 – 16 April 1945) was a highly decorated Major 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. Johannes Grimminger was killed on 16 April 1945 near Forst.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold (29 January 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 August 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of Panzergrenadier-Feld-Ersatz-Battalion 25
  • 776th Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Kurowski, Franz (2010). Panzer Grenadier Aces:German Mechanized Infantrymen in WWII. Mechanicsburg, PA USA:Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0656-8
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht