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Johannes Grimminger

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Johannes Grimminger

Rank
  
Major

Years of service
  
1936–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
6 June 1914 Schwabisch Gmund (
1914-06-06
)

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

Died
  
April 16, 1945, Forst, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

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

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