Johann Schwerdfeger
Johann Schwerdfeger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 November 1914 Plein |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1935–1937 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Oberfeldwebel |
| Unit | 101st Jäger Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Johann Schwerdfeger (born 24 November 1914) is a highly decorated non-commissioned officer in the German army during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (medals recognising extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership).
The film Cross of Iron is based upon the novel The Willing Flesh, by Willi Heinrich, published in 1956; it might be loosely based on the story of Johann Schwerdfeger.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (19 June 1940)
- 1st Class (19 November 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (?)
- in Silver (?)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 May 1943 as Feldwebel and Zugführer 1. / Jäger-Regiment 228 [2]
- 474th Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer 1. / Jäger-Regiment 228 [3]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch - Zwernemann (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-22-X.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.