Ernst Jansa

Ernst Jansa
Birth name	Ernst Jansa
Born	(1899-10-18)18 October 1899 Prague, Bohemia
Died	25 September 1974(1974-09-25) (aged 74) Puchheim near Munich
Allegiance	Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army of the Czech Republic Luftwaffe
Years of service	1917–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Flak-Sturm-Regiment 12
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ernst Jansa (18 October 1899 – 25 September 1974) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (9 April 1941)
  • 1st Class (14 May 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 25 February 1942 as Major in the II./Flak-Regiment 24
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 31 October 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of the Flak(Sturm) -Regiment 12 (motorized)
  • 726th Oak Leaves on 1 February 1945 as Oberst and commander of the Flak-Sturm-Regiment 12
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 19 October 1944

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
19 October 1944 (addendum)	In den Kämpfen im südungarischen Raum zeichnete sich das Flakregiment 12 unter Führung von Oberstleutnant Jansa aus.	In the fighting in southern Hungarian area, the Flak-Regiment 12 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Jansa distinguished itself.

References

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• "Ernst Jansa". World War 2 Awards.com (in German). Retrieved 17 June 2015.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Ernst Jansa". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 17 June 2015.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Berufliches—Ernst Jansa". Der Spiegel (in German). 1962. Retrieved 17 June 2015.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)