Johannes Kiel

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Johannes Kiel
Born	14 April 1912 Kiel
Died	29 January 1944(1944-01-29) (aged 31) Kirchheimbolanden
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?-1944
Rank	Hauptmann der Reserve
Unit	ZG 2 ZG 26 ZG 76
Commands held	III./ZG 76
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes Kiel (14 April 1912 – 29 January 1944) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Johannes Kiel was killed on 29 January 1944 over Kirchheimbolanden, Germany. During his career he was credited with 25 aerial victories, 62 aircraft on the ground, 9 tanks, and 20 artillery pieces.

Awards

Aviator badge
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (23 September 1941)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (4 February 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 March 1942 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 209.

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

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Zerstörergeschwader 26

Sophus Baagoe Georg Christl Rudi Dassow Helmut Haugk Richard Heller Joachim-Friedrich Huth Herbert Kaminski Johannes Kiel Wilhelm Makrocki Eduard Meyer Ralph von Rettberg Theodor Rossiwall Johann Schalk Fritz Schulze-Dickow Wilhelm Spies (Oak Leaves) Werner Thierfelder Eduard Tratt¹ (Oak Leaves) Alfred Wehmeyer

¹ Knight's Cross with Zerstörergeschwader 1

Persondata
Name	Kiel, Johannes
Alternative names
Short description	German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	14 April 1912
Place of birth	Kiel, Germany
Date of death	29 January 1944
Place of death	Kirchheimbolanden, Germany

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