Language
English
Nederlands
Search
Toggle navigation
Articles
Overview
Biographies
Documentation
Military
Persecution
Society
Weapons
Codenames
Dictionary
Maps
Timeline
Sights
All countries
My location
Belgium
Canada
England
France
Germany
Netherlands, the
Poland
Scotland
Ukraine
United States of America
News
News
Photo specials
Interviews
Videos
Books
Documentaries and movies
The War Illustrated
Persons
All countries
American
Australian (1901 - present)
Belgian (1830 - present)
British (1706 - present)
Canadian (1867 - present)
Dutch (1566 - present)
French (987 - present)
German (1815 - present)
Italian (1805 - present)
Japanese (1600 - present)
Soviet (1917 - 1991)
Awards
All countries
Australia (1901-present, Federal Monarchy)
Belgium (1830-present, Constitutional Monarchy)
Canada (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)
France (1870-present, Republic)
Germany (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Italy (1860-1946, Kingdom)
Japan (1868-1945, Empire)
Netherlands, the (1815-present, Kingdom)
Soviet Union (1922-1991, Peoples Republic)
United Kingdom (1801-present, Kingdom)
United States (1776-present, Republic)
Themes
Overview
Routes and travelling tips
Documentation
Military
Persecution
Society
Weapons
More information
Documents
War Diaries
Archives
About us / FAQ
Advertise
API
App
Donate to STIWOT
Partners
Contributors
Our books
Jobs
Contact
Schakel naar Nederlands
Search
TracesOfWar needs your help!
Every euro, pound or dollar you contribute greatly supports the continuation of this website. Go to
stiwot.nl
and donate!
Home
Persons
Hißmann, Josef
Hißmann, Josef
Date of birth:
November 19th, 1907 (Elsen/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:
May 25th, 1989 (Elsen/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
Biography
Do you have more information about this person?
Inform us!
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
2. Batterie
,
Fla-Bataillon (motorisiert) 617
,
Panzerarmee Afrika
,
Heer
Awarded on:
September 12th, 1942
Written as Hissmann in Patzwall / Scherzer.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
Fla-Bataillon (motorisiert) 617
,
Heeresgruppe Afrika
,
Heer
Awarded on:
May 13th, 1943
Awarded for his repeated demonstrations of bravery while commanding a Flak-Bataillon during the fighting for Tunisia in early 1943, a time in which he was able to resolve numerous crisis situations of the 21. Panzer-Division.
Medaglia d'argento al Valore Militare
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur Flak-Bataillon 617
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
-
FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
-
KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996
.
-
PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
-
THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991
.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
-
das-ritterkreuz.de
Photo