Johannes Block Explained

Johannes Block
Birth Date:	17 November 1894
Rank:	General of the Infantry
Commands:	VIII Army Corps XIII Army Corps LVI Panzer Corps
Battles:	Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Johannes Block (17 November 1894 – 26 January 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at division and corps level. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Block was killed on 26 January 1945 near Kielce, Poland during the Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (5 July 1916) & 1st Class (22 August 1918)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (8 September 1939) & 1st Class (10 September 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 22 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of 202nd Infantry Regiment^[2]
  • Oak Leaves on 22 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 294th Infantry Division^[3]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1997, p. 53.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 64.