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German general
Johannes Mayer
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Place of birth
Greifswald
Death
7 August 1963 (aged 69 years)
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Place of death
Hamburg
Age
69 years
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Johannes Mayer (6 September 1893 – 7 August 1963) was a German general 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.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (24 August 1915) & 1st Class (16 December 1916)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 June 1940) & 1st Class (9 June 1940)
- 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
- 453rd Oak Leaves on 13 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 329. Infanterie-Division
- 89th Swords on 23 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 329. Infanterie-Division
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (16 March 1944, 18 July 1944)
- ^ Thomas 1998, p. 66.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 532.
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