Johannes Block | |
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| Born | 17 November 1894 |
| Died | 26 January 1945 (aged 50) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  German Army |
| Rank |  General of the Infantry |
| 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
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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.
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