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| name = Joachim Witthöft |
| name = Joachim Witthöft |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1887|9|23|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1887|9|23|df=y}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1966|7|7|1887|9|23|df=y}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|1966|7|7|1887|9|23|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Kwidzyn|Marienwerder]] |
| birth_place =<---- [[Kwidzyn|Marienwerder]] |
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| death_place = [[Dalheim, Rhineland-Palatinate|Dalheim-Rödgen]] |
| death_place = [[Dalheim, Rhineland-Palatinate|Dalheim-Rödgen]] ----> |
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| image = |
| image = |
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| caption = |
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| nickname = |
| nickname = |
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| allegiance = {{flag|German Empire}} (to 1918)<br/>{{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1933)<br/>{{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
| allegiance = <!---- {{flag|German Empire}} (to 1918)<br/>{{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1933)<br/> ----->{{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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|branch=[[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Army]] |
|branch=[[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Army (Wehrmacht)]] |
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| serviceyears = 1906–45 |
| serviceyears = <!---- 1906–45 ---> |
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| rank = [[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General |
| rank = [[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General of the Infantry]] |
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| commands = |
| commands = 86th Infantry Division<br/>[[XXVII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|XXVII Army Corps]] |
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| unit = |
| unit = |
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| battles = [[World War I]] |
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[[World War II]] |
[[World War II]] |
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*[[Battle of France]] |
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*[[Operation Barbarossa]] |
*[[Operation Barbarossa]] |
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*[[Battle of Smolensk (1941)]] |
*[[Battle of Smolensk (1941)]] |
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*[[Battle of Moscow]] |
*[[Battle of Moscow]] |
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*[[Battles of Rzhev]] |
*[[Battles of Rzhev]] ----> |
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| awards = [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] |
| awards = [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] |
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| laterwork = |
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'''Joachim Witthöft''' (23 September 1887 – 7 July 1966) was a |
'''Joachim Witthöft''' (23 September 1887 – 7 July 1966) was a general in the [[Wehrmacht]] of [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]]. He was a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]. |
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==Awards and decorations== |
==Awards and decorations== |
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* [[Iron Cross]] (1914) |
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** 2nd Class |
** 2nd Class |
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** 1st Class |
** 1st Class |
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* [[Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918]] |
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* [[Iron Cross]] (1939) |
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939) |
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** 2nd Class |
** 2nd Class |
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** 1st Class |
** 1st Class ---> |
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* [[Eastern Front Medal]] |
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* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 14 December 1941 as ''[[Generalleutnant]]'' and commander of 86. Infanterie-Division<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 364.</ref> |
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 14 December 1941 as ''[[Generalleutnant]]'' and commander of 86. Infanterie-Division<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 364.</ref> |
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|publisher=Podzun-Pallas |
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas |
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|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6 |
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* {{Cite book |
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|last=Scherzer |
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|first=Veit |
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|year=2007 |
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|title=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 |
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|trans_title=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 |
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|language=German |
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|location=Jena, Germany |
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|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |
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|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ww2awards.com/person/43264 World War 2 Awards.com] |
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*[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/enwiki/w/WitthoeftJoachim.htm Lexikon der Wehrmacht] |
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Revision as of 23:54, 5 March 2017
Joachim Witthöft | |
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Born | <---- Marienwerder | 23 September 1887
Died | 7 July 1966 Dalheim-Rödgen ----> | (aged 78)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | 86th Infantry Division XXVII Army Corps |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Joachim Witthöft (23 September 1887 – 7 July 1966) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 86. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 364.
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.
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Categories:
- 1887 births
- 1966 deaths
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- Prussian Army personnel
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- People from Kwidzyn
- People from West Prussia
- German police officers