Josef Niemietz Military person

Josef Niemietz (22 March 1914 – 13 March 2001) was a highly decorated Hauptfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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.

Personal facts

Josef Niemietz
Birth dateMarch 22, 1914
Birth place
Głogówek
Date of deathMarch 13, 2001
Place of death
Duisburg

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Military person

allegiance
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* (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
Battle of Kursk
World War II
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
service start1933
service end1945

Josef Niemietz on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/N/NiemitzJ.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/39983