Jakob Gansmeier

Jakob Gansmeier
Born	30 May 1900 Pocking, Lower Bavaria, Germany
Died	8 August 1944 (aged 44) near Raseiniai, Lithuania
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1944
Rank	Oberstleutnant (posthumously)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (posthumously)

Jakob Gansmeier (30 May 1900 – 8 August 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (19 August 1942)^[1]
• Blood Order
• Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 212^[2]
  • 568th Oak Leaves on 9 September 1944 (posthumously) as Major of the Reserves and commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 212^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 189.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 326.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 87.

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 [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• "Jakob Gansmeier". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2011.
• "Jakob Gansmeier". Ritterkreuzträger 1939-45 (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2011.