Josef Heindl

Josef Heindl
Born	10 March 1904 Munich
Died	10 September 1943 (1943-09-11) (aged 39) near Sumy, Ukraine
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1923–43
Rank	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Josef Heindl (10 March 1904 – 10 September 1943) was a German officer who served in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a posthumous 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. He was also posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant of the Reserves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (9 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (3 June 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Hauptmann of the Reserves in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 199 "List"
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 February 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"
  • 328th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1943 (posthumously) as Major of the Reserves and leader of Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"

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)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht