Johannes Grimminger

Johannes Grimminger
Born	(1914-06-06)6 June 1914 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Died	16 April 1945(1945-04-16) (aged 30) Forst
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive Operation Nordwind Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Johannes Grimminger (6 June 1914 – 16 April 1945) was a highly decorated Major 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. Johannes Grimminger was killed on 16 April 1945 near Forst.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (23 June 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 29 January 1942 on Leutnant of the Reserves in the Infanterie-Regiment 119 (motorized)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 August 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of Panzergrenadier-Feld-Ersatz-Battalion 25
  • 776th Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192

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)
• Kurowski, Franz (2010). Panzer Grenadier Aces:German Mechanized Infantrymen in WWII. Mechanicsburg, PA USA:Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0656-8.
• 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)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht