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'''Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid''' (14 July 1922 – 2 March 2001) was a [[war correspondent]] and ''[[Leutnant]]'' of the [[Military reserves|Reserves]] with the [[Fallschirmjäger]] during [[World War II]]. He was also a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] ({{lang-de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes}}). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid was the only war correspondent ({{Lang|de|''Kriegsberichter''}}) in the Wehrmacht to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
'''Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid''' (14 July 1922 – 2 March 2001) was a member of a propaganda company (''{{illm|Propagandakompanie|de|Propagandakompanie}})'' and officer in the [[Fallschirmjäger]] forces of [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]]. He was a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]].


Hönscheidt is credited with the destruction of seven enemy [[tank]]s with [[antitank mine]]s during the fighting retreat to the area of [[Frosinone]] and [[Monte Cassino]]. He was also responsible for capturing a total of 827 prisoner of war as [[shock troops]] leader. Hönscheid transferred to the [[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Heer]] on 14 September 1944. He was nominated and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions in Italy in the final days of the war. His last assignment at the end of the war was with the [[Flensburg Government|''Regierung Dönitz'']] (Dönitz Government) as a correspondent and spokesman in [[Plön]] and [[Flensburg]].
Hönscheidt is credited with the destruction of seven enemy [[tank]]s with [[antitank mine]]s during the fighting retreat to the area of [[Frosinone]] and [[Monte Cassino]]. He was also responsible for capturing a total of 827 prisoner of war as [[shock troops]] leader. Hönscheid transferred to the [[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Heer]] on 14 September 1944. He was nominated and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions in Italy in the final days of the war. His last assignment at the end of the war was with the [[Flensburg Government|''Regierung Dönitz'']] (Dönitz Government) as a correspondent and spokesman in [[Plön]] and [[Flensburg]].

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Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid
Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid
Born(1922-07-14)14 July 1922
Eitorf, Germany
Died2 March 2001(2001-03-02) (aged 78)
Munich, Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchLuftwaffe
Heer
Years of service1942–45
RankLeutnant of the Reserves
UnitLehrgeschwader 1
Kampfgeschwader 54
1. Fallschirmjäger-Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other workPublisher

Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid (14 July 1922 – 2 March 2001) was a member of a propaganda company (Propagandakompanie [de]) and officer in the Fallschirmjäger forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Hönscheidt is credited with the destruction of seven enemy tanks with antitank mines during the fighting retreat to the area of Frosinone and Monte Cassino. He was also responsible for capturing a total of 827 prisoner of war as shock troops leader. Hönscheid transferred to the Heer on 14 September 1944. He was nominated and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions in Italy in the final days of the war. His last assignment at the end of the war was with the Regierung Dönitz (Dönitz Government) as a correspondent and spokesman in Plön and Flensburg.

After the war, Hönscheid worked in publishing.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. ^ According to Scherzer on 16 March 1945 as Kriegsberichter der Fallschirmtruppe.[1]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 396.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 230.

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: 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}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Wagner, Elisabeth (2014). Grenzbewusster Sadomasochismus. Bielefeld, Germany: Transcript. ISBN 978-3-8394-2870-2.

Works

  • Hönscheid, Johannes-Matthias (1992). Der Kriegsberichter (in German). Internationaler Kulturdienst. ASIN B0044235DE.

External links

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