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Johannes Mayer
Dr. rer. pol. Dr.-Ing.; Johannes Mayer
	Johannes Mayer
Born	6 September 1893; Stepenitz, Province of Brandenburg
Died	7 August 1963 (aged 69); Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

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Johannes Mayer (6 September 1893 – 7 August 1963) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (24 August 1915) & 1st Class (16 December 1916)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 June 1940) & 1st Class (9 June 1940)^[1]
Infantry Assault Badge in Silver^[2]
Eastern Front Medal^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 13 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 501^[3]
- 453rd Oak Leaves on 13 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 329. Infanterie-Division^[3]
- 89th Swords on 23 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 329. Infanterie-Division^[3]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (16 March 1944, 18 July 1944)

References

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Citations

^ ^a ^b Thomas 1998, p. 66.
^ ^a ^b Berger 1999, p. 216.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scherzer 2007, p. 532.

Bibliography

Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Stockert, Peter (2007). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 5 (in German). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. OCLC 76072662. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Bruno Hippler	Commander of 329th Infanterie-Division 22 March 1942 – 9 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Paul Winter
Preceded by Generalleutnant Paul Winter	Commander of 329th Infanterie-Division September, 1943 – 16 July 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor der Reserve Werner Schulze
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hermann Foertsch	Commander of X. Armeekorps 21 December 1944 – 27 December 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Siegfried Thomaschki
Preceded by General der Infanterie Wilhelm Hasse	Commander of II. Armeekorps 15 January 1945 – 1 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Alfred Gause

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[FOOTNOTEThomas199866-1] Thomas 1998, p. 66.

[FOOTNOTEBerger1999216-2] Berger 1999, p. 216.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007532-3] Scherzer 2007, p. 532.

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 * [[Infantry Assault Badge]] in Silver{{sfn|Berger|1999|p=216}}
 * [[Eastern Front Medal]]{{sfn|Berger|1999|p=216}}
-* [[Cuff title]] "Kurland"{{sfn|Berger|1999|p=216}}
 * [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords]]
 ** Knight's Cross on 13 September 1941 as ''[[Oberst]]'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 501{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=532}}