Johann Benedikt

Johann Benedikt
Born	17 September 1918 Andritz
Died	22 October 1943 (aged 25) Eastern Front
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–43
Rank	Obergefreiter
Unit	Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Norwegian Campaign Battles of Narvik Operation Barbarossa Operation Silberfuchs Operation Renntier Operation Platinfuchs Siege of Leningrad Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johann Benedikt (17 September 1918 – 22 October 1943) was a highly decorated Obergefreiter 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. Johann Benedikt was listed as missing in action as of 22 October 1943. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1943.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (9 November 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (1 October 1943)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1943 as Obergefreiter and Kompanietruppmelder (company headquarters messenger) in the 6./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 138^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 35.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 110.

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; Wegmann, Günter (1993). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VI: Die Gebirgstruppe Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VI: The Mountain Troops Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2430-3.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945