| Josef Barmetler | |
|---|---|
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File:File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19498, Josef Barmetler (cropped).jpg Josef Barmetler | |
| Born | 11 March 1904 |
| Died | 20 February 1945 (aged 40) |
| Place of birth | Kempten im Allgäu |
| Place of death | Kempten im Allgäu |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
| Service/branch |
Heer Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1924–45 |
| Rank | Major of the Reserves |
| Unit | 2nd Parachute Division |
| Commands held | Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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Josef Barmelter (11 March 1904 – 20 February 1945) was a German Major of the Reserves in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II.
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[2][Note 1]
Notes[]
- ↑ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant (war officer) and chief of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.[3]
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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 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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers]. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
