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|name=Josef Prinner
|name=Josef Prinner
|birth_date=18 December 1894
|birth_date=18 December 1894
|death_date={{dda|1966|7|1|1894|12|18|df=y}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1966|7|1|1894|12|18|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Munich]]
|birth_place=<!---- [[Munich]]
|death_place=[[Munich]]
|death_place=[[Munich]] ---->
|image=
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|caption=
|caption=
|nickname=
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|German Empire}} (to 1918)<br>{{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1920)<br>{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|allegiance=<!---- {{flag|German Empire}} (to 1918)<br/>{{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1920)<br/>----->{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch=[[German Army (1935-1945)|Heer]]
|branch=[[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Army (Wehrmacht)]]
|serviceyears=1914&ndash;1920<br>1935&ndash;1945
|serviceyears=<!----- 1914–20<br/>1935–45 ----->
|rank=[[Generalleutnant]]
|rank=[[Generalleutnant]]
|commands=340. Infanterie-Division<br>311. Artillerie-Division<br>Höherer Artillerie-Kommandeur 311
|commands=340th Infantry Division<br/>311th Artillery Division
|unit=
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|battles=[[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]]
|battles=<!-----[[World War I]]
---- --->
[[World War II]]
*[[Battle of France]]
<!--- *[[Battle of France]]
*[[Operation Barbarossa]]
*[[Operation Barbarossa]]
*[[Battle of Uman]]
*[[Battle of Uman]]
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*[[Case Blue]]
*[[Case Blue]]
*[[Lower Dnieper Offensive]]
*[[Lower Dnieper Offensive]]
*[[Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive]]
*[[Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive]] ---->
|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
|laterwork=Police officer}}
|laterwork=}}


'''Josef Prinner''' (18 December 1894 &ndash; 1 July 1966) was a highly decorated [[Generalleutnant]] 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.
'''Josef Prinner''' (18 December 1894 – 1 July 1966) was a German general in the [[Wehrmacht]] during [[World War II]]. He was also a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] of [[Nazi Germany]].


==Awards and decorations==
==Awards and decorations==
* [[Iron Cross]] (1914)
<!----- * [[Iron Cross]] (1914)
** 2nd Class
** 2nd Class
** 1st Class
** 1st Class
* [[Cross of Honor]]
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
** 2nd Class
** 2nd Class
** 1st Class
** 1st Class
⚫
* [[German Cross]] in Gold (2 January 1942) ---->
* [[Eastern Front Medal]]
⚫
* [[German Cross]] in Gold (2 January 1942)
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 11 January 1945 as ''[[Generalleutnant]]'' and commander of Höherer Artilleriekommandeur 311<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.</ref>
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 11 January 1945 as ''[[Generalleutnant]]'' and commander of Höherer Artilleriekommandeur 311<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.</ref>
* Mentioned in the [[Wehrmachtbericht]] (19 October 1944)


==References==
==References==

;Citations
===Citations===
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;Bibliography

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===Bibliography===
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* {{Cite book
* {{Cite book
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|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|year=2000
|year=2000
|origyear=1986
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
|trans_title=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
|trans-title=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
|language=German
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Scherzer
|first=Veit
|year=2007
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
}}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20101117033743/http://geocities.com/Pentagon/bunker/7729/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalleutnant2/PRINNER_JOSEF.html Josef Prinner @ Axis Biographical Research]
*[http://www.ww2awards.com/person/16094 World War 2 Awards.com]
*[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/P/PrinnerJosef.htm Lexikon der Wehrmacht]


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| portal1=Biography
| NAME = Prinner, Josef
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German General and Knight's Cross recipients
| DATE OF BIRTH = 18 December 1894
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Munich]], [[Germany]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 1 June 1966
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Munich]], [[Germany]]
}}
}}

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[[Category:Wehrmacht generals]]
[[Category:Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)]]
[[Category:People from Munich]]
[[Category:German Army personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:German military personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Munich]]
[[Category:Military personnel of Bavaria]]
[[Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Cross of Honor]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
[[Category:Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht]]
[[Category:Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria]]
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[[Category:German police officers]]
[[Category:German police officers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross, 1st class]]
[[Category:German Army generals of World War II]]

Latest revision as of 23:22, 12 February 2024

Josef Prinner
Born18 December 1894
Died1 July 1966(1966-07-01) (aged 71)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands340th Infantry Division
311th Artillery Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Josef Prinner (18 December 1894 – 1 July 1966) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.

Bibliography

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  • 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
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Otto Butze
 Commander of 340. Infanterie-Division
24 February 1943 – 25 October 1943 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Werner Ehrig
Preceded by
None
 Commander of 311. Artillerie-Division
1 December 1943 – 28 July 1944 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Karl Burdach
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Karl Burdach
 Commander of Höherer Artillerie-Kommandeur 311 (HArko 311)
15 November 1944 – 8 May 1945 		Succeeded by
None
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