Johannes Mayer Explained

Dr. rer. pol. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Mayer
Birth Date:	6 September 1893
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Rank:	General of the Infantry
Battles:	World War I World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Relations:	Gustav Schmidt (brother in law)
Laterwork:	Engineer
Width Style:	person

Johannes Mayer (6 September 1893 – 7 August 1963) was a German General of the Infantry in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Promotions

• 9.3.1915 Fahnenjunker
• 2.9.1915 Fähnrich
• 5.11.1915 Leutnant (Patent from 23.3.1914)
• 1.7.1922 Leutnant with Patent from 1.4.1914
  • • • • • 1.7.1923 Oberleutnant 1.4.1928 Rittmeister later changed to Hauptmann 1.2.1935 Major 1.10.1937 Oberstleutnant
• 1.10.1940 Oberst
• 1.4.1942 Generalmajor (without RDA)
• 1.9.1942 Generalmajor (with RDA)
• 1.2.1943 Generalleutnant
• 1.4.1945 General der Infanterie

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (24 August 1915)
  • 1st Class (16 December 1916)
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with swords
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st class
  • • Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (6 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (9 June 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Wound Badge in Black (1944)
• Cuff title "Kurland"
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 13 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 501/290. Infanterie-Division/X. Armee-Korps/16. Armee/Heeresgruppe Nord
  • Oak Leaves on 13 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 329. Infanterie-Division
  • Swords on 23 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 329. Infanterie-Division/VIII. Armee-Korps/16. Armee/Heeresgruppe Nord

References

Bibliography

• Book: Berger, Florian . 1999 . Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges . With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War . German . Vienna, Austria . Selbstverlag Florian Berger . 978-3-9501307-0-6.
• Book: 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 . 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 . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2 .
• Book: Thomas, Franz . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9 .