Johannes Hintz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1898 |
| Died | 21 May 1944 (aged 45) Paris |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
| Commands held | 4th Flak Division III Flak Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Johannes Hintz (1 October 1898 – 21 May 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Hintz was injured in a car-accident on 14 May 1944 in Paris and died on 21 May 1944. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 July 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Flak-Regiment 101[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 188.
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.
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