Johannes Hintz

Johannes Hintz
Born	1 October 1898 Metz
Died	21 May 1944 (aged 45) Paris
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1915–19) Luftwaffe (1935–44)
Years of service	1915–19 1935–44
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	4. Flak-Division III. Flakkorps
Battles/wars	World War I Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of France Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Johannes Hintz (1 October 1898 – 21 May 1944) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe 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. Johannes Hintz was injured in a car-accident on 14 May 1944 in Paris and died on 21 May 1944. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

From 1919 to 1935 he also served in the German police, reaching the rank of Hauptmann.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd Class
• Spanish Cross with Swords
• Medal for the Campaign of 1936−1939 (Spain)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (26 May 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 July 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Flak-Regiment 101^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 188.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Johannes Hintz @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)