Johann Sinnhuber
Johann Sinnhuber | |
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Born |
Gumbinnen, German Empire | 27 March 1887
Died |
23 October 1979 92) Augsburg, West Germany | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1907–45 |
Rank | General der Artillerie |
Commands held |
28. Infanterie-Division 28. Jäger-Division LXXXII. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars |
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Johann Sinnhuber (27 March 1887 – 23 October 1979)[1] was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXXII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (21 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 28. Infanterie-Division [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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans von Obstfelder |
Commander of 28. Jäger Division 21 May 1940 - 1 May 1943 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Ernst Dehner |
Commander of the LXXXII. Armeekorps 10 July 1943 - 1 September 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein |
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