Johann Sinnhuber
Johann Sinnhuber | |
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Born | (1887-03-27)27 March 1887 Wilkoschen, East Prussia, Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 23 October 1979(1979-10-23) (aged 92) |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | General of the Artillery |
Commands | 28th Infantry Division 28th Jäger Division LXXXII. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Johann Sinnhuber (27 March 1887 – 23 October 1979)[1] was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXXII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 28. Infanterie-Division [2]
References
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.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans von Obstfelder | Commander of 28. Jäger Division 21 May 1940 - 1 May 1943 | Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Ernst Dehner | Commander of the LXXXII. Armeekorps 10 July 1943 - 1 September 1944 | Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein |