Johann Sinnhuber
Johann Sinnhuber (born March 27, 1887 at Gut Wilkoschen near Gumbinnen , East Prussia , † October 23, 1979 in Augsburg ) was a German officer , most recently general of the artillery in World War II .
Life
Sinnhuber served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. In the Wehrmacht he led the 28th Infantry Division as commander during World War II . In 1943, Sinnhuber took over the LXXXII as commanding general . Army Corps . In the last days of the war he was appointed commanding general of the Hamburg-Bremen defense area.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on August 27, 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on July 5, 1941
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in the Ostpreußenblatt dated November 3, 1979, p. 23. 1974 is often incorrectly given as the year of death.
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
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| SURNAME | Sinnhuber, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the artillery in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gut Wilkoschen near Gumbinnen , East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1979 |
| Place of death | augsburg |