Josef Barmetler

Josef Barmetler
Josef Barmetler
Born	11 March 1904 Kempten im Allgäu
Died	20 February 1945 (aged 40) Kempten im Allgäu
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer  Luftwaffe
Years of service	1924–45
Rank	Major of the Reserves
Unit	2nd Parachute Division
Commands held	Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Crete
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Josef Barmetler (11 March 1904 – 20 February 1945) was a German Major of the Reserves in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (18 June 1941)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant (war officer) and chief of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 11.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 122.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 202.

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.
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.