Johannes Block

Johannes Block
Johannes Block (right)
Born	17 November 1894
Died	26 January 1945 (aged 50)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	294. Infanterie-Division VIII. Armeekorps XIII. Armeekorps LVI. Panzerkorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II 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 Infanterie-Regiment 202^[2]
  • 331st Oak Leaves on 22 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 294. Infanterie-Division^[3]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 February 1943)

References

Citations

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

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.
• 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.