Johann Sinnhuber

Johann Sinnhuber
Born (1887-03-27)27 March 1887
Gumbinnen, German Empire
Died 23 October 1979(1979-10-23) (aged 92)
Augsburg, West Germany
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 I


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

References

Citations

  1. Obituary in Ostpreußenblatt, 3 November 1979, p. 23. Sometimes 1974 is erroneously given as his year of death.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 326.

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
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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