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Johannes Baasch

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Johannes Baasch

Years of service
  
1926–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
Major of the Reserves (Posthumously)

Commands held
  
III./InfanterieRegiment 410

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Narva (1944)

Died
  
August 10, 1944, Valga, Estonia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Johannes Baasch (18 August 1905 – 10 August 1944) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves 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. Johannes Baasch was killed 10 August 1944 and was posthumously promoted to Major der Reserve.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (6 July 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (27 November 1941)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • Bronze (4 October 1943)
  • Eastern Front Medal (26 July 1942)
  • Demyansk Shield
  • Infantry Assault Badge (3 March 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and commander of 9./Infanterie-Regiment 410

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