Windisch, Johann (Grenadier-Regiment 519)

Date of birth:: January 12th, 1910 (Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany)
Date of death:: February 2nd, 1990 (Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

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Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:: Gruppenführer, 5. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 519, 296. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:: November 18th, 1943

During the fighting of the 296. Infanterie-Division in the Scherstin-Jagodnie-Danilowitschi area in early October 1943, the Germans struggled to maintain a cohesive defence. Over the course of this fighting Obergefreiter Windisch showed himself to be an outstanding soldier, and with his handful of Grenadiers he was able to repeatedly eliminate local Soviet penetrations while inflicting heavy losses. Through such endeavours he was able to save his Kompanie from destruction on more than one occasion. For this he was awarded the Knight's Cross.