Joachim Hundert

Joachim Hundert

Born	22 January 1920 Mayen
Died	9 August 1944(1944-08-09) (aged 24) Glazow, Poland
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–1944
Rank	Oberleutnant der Reserve
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 124
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battles of Rzhev Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Joachim Hundert (22 January 1920 – 9 August 1944) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Joachim Hundert was killed on 9 August 1944 near Glazow, Poland.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black or Silver
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 15 January 1943 as Leutnant der Reserve and Führer of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 124 ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 196.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 72nd Infantry Division

Stab	Hermann Hohn (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans Jordan Franz Mattenklott Philipp Müller-Gebhard

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 105	Peter Eil Friedrich Jakob¹ (Oak Leaves) Robert Kaestner (Oak Leaves) Karl Lammer Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Heinrich Nietsche Heinrich Press Karl Prümm Matthias Roth Erich Stein Emil Wernig Karl Zimmer Ernst Zimmermann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 124	Karl Baacke³ (Oak Leaves) Johann Biehl Willi Blumenroth Hans Droste Jakob Fuchs Kurt Hummel Joachim Hundert Wilhelm Keipp Viktor Lindenmann Peter Merten Heinrich Murken

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 266	Karl Baacke³ (Oak Leaves) Hans Clüver Georg Knostmann Franz Lechl Emil Möller Egon Orinschnig Johann Port

Artillerie-Regiment 172	Kurt Albrecht Fritz Steinbacher Heinrich Telkemeyer

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 72	Otto Martens Gerhard Meschkat

Radfahr-Abteilung 72	Gottfried Kupsch

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 72	Franz Hofbauer Ortwin Kellermann Hans-Gunnar Schwieger

Feldersatz-Bataillon 172	Hans-Jörg Naumann

¹ Oak Leaves with Volksgrenadier-Regiment 1149 ² Swords with the LXVIII. Army Corps ³ Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 124, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 266

Persondata
Name	Hundert, Joachim
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	22 January 1920
Place of birth	Mayen, Germany
Date of death	9 August 1944
Place of death	Glazow, Poland