Johann Port

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Johann Port
Born	3 February 1915 Bernkastel-Kues
Died	27 March 2006(2006-03-27) (aged 91) Bernkastel-Kues
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 266
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johann Port (3 February 1915 – 27 March 2006) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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.

Awards and decorations

West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 September 1941)
- 1st Class (15 December 1941)
Infantry Assault Badge (1 November 1941)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (12 June 1942)
- in Silver (17 January 1945)
Eastern Front Medal (15 July 1942)
Crimea Shield
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 August 1942 as Feldwebel and platoon leader in the 8.(MG)/Infanterie-Regiment 266^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 280.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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.

External links

World War 2 Awards.com

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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	Port, Johann
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	3 February 1915
Place of birth	Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Date of death	27 March 2006
Place of death	Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

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