Johannes Weineck

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Aufklarungsgruppe 122 Service/branch Luftwaffe		Years of service ?–1945 Name Johannes Weineck Rank Hauptmann
Battles/wars World War II Eastern Front Died December 14, 2005, Ronnenberg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Eastern Front, World War II

Johannes Weineck (25 December 1915 – 14 December 2005) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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.

Awards and decorations

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (15 December 1941)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold (21 August 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Oberleutnant and observer in the 5.(F)/Aufklarungs-Gruppe 122

References

Johannes Weineck Wikipedia

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