Johannes Manitius

Johannes Manitius
Born	12 May 1889 Nöbeditz
Died	13 December 1950 (aged 61) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1918 ?–1945
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 386
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Kholm Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes Manitius (12 May 1889 – 13 December 1950) was a Oberst 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (20 June 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (1 October 1942)
• Cholm Shield (31 October 1942)
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (3 December 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 April 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 386^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 247.

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.