Johannes Block
Appearance
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Born | 17 November 1894 |
Died | 26 January 1945 | (aged 50)
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Commands | VIII Army Corps XIII Army Corps LVI Panzer Corps |
Battles/wars | Vistula–Oder Offensive † |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Johannes Block (17 November 1894 – 26 January 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at division and corps level. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Block was killed on 26 January 1945 near Kielce, Poland during the Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (5 July 1916) & 1st Class (22 August 1918)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (8 September 1939) & 1st Class (10 September 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 22 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of 202nd Infantry Regiment[2]
- Oak Leaves on 22 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 294th Infantry Division[3]
References
[edit]Citations
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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Złotów County
- Military personnel from West Prussia
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- Collaborators who participated in the Beer Hall Putsch
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Reichswehr personnel
- Nazis who participated in the Beer Hall Putsch
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel