Johann Raithel

For the German gunmaker, see Raithel.

Dipl.-Ing. Johann Raithel
Born	(1897-03-11)11 March 1897 Munich
Died	29 January 1961(1961-01-29) (aged 63) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Bavarian Army (1914–18) Reichsheer (1918–33) Army (1933–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Jagdgeschwader 2 Kampfgeschwader 77
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Britain Battle of the Atlantic Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Johann Raithel (11 March 1897 – 29 January 1961) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Johann Raithel was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and was held until May 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 October 1941 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 77

References

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.
• 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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Johann Raithel @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)