Wilhelm Johnen

Wilhelm Johnen
Born	9 October 1921 Homberg at the Niederrhein, Germany
Died	7 February 2002 (2002-02-08) (aged 80) Überlingen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Johnen (9 October 1921 – 7 February 2002) was a German night fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II.

Awards

• German Cross in Gold (23 July 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 8./NJG 6

References

Bibliography

• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7. {{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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)