Josef Schneider (soldier)

Josef Schneider
Josef Schneider
Born	14 July 1914; Rheinbreitbach
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day; Rheinbreitbach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–37; 1939–45
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves
Commands held	Gebirgsjäger-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Regiment 100
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Uman; Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle of the Caucasus; Lower Dnieper Offensive; Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive; Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944);
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Josef Schneider (14 July 1914 – 26 April 1981) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (27 July 1941)^[1]
- 1st Class (10 September 1941)^[1]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (1 March 1942)^[1]
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal (2 September 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 19 December 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Jäger-Regiment 207^[2]
- 389th Oak Leaves on 10 February 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 13./Jäger-Regiment 207^[3]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Thomas 1998, p. 276.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 313.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 67.

[Thomas_p276-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Thomas 1998, p. 276.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 313.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 67.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 97th Jäger Division (97th Light Infantry Division)
Stab	Maximilian Fretter-Pico¹ (Oak Leaves) Ludwig Müller² (Oak Leaves) Friedrich-Carl Rabe von Pappenheim Ernst Rupp
Infanterie/Jäger-Regiment 204	Helmut-Wolfgang Buchler Valentin Dietz Simon Freutsmiedl Georg Gebhardt³ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich Höhne (Oak Leaves) Paul Jacob Georg Klein Ewald Mertens Ernst Nobis (Oak Leaves) Josef Rotter Ernst Schnabl
Infanterie/Jäger-Regiment 207	Ludwig Fleischmann Josef Kastner Bruno Kohnz (Oak Leaves) Karl Langesee (Oak Leaves) Josef Leopoldsberger Hermann Linder Eberhard Mergner Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte Karl Philippi Josef Schneider (Oak Leaves) Karl Ziegler
Artillerie-Regiment 81	Willy Apitz Gerhard Hoppe Herbert Horten Hermann Schmidt
Aufklärungs-Abteilung 97	Friedrich Gaeb
Pionier-Bataillon 97	Bernhard Brambrink Hans Pfeiffer
¹Oak Leaves with XXX. Armeekorps. ²Oak Leaves with the XXIX Armeekorps. ³Oak Leaves with Sturm-Regiment 195 (78th Volks-Sturm-Division)

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Josef Schneider
Born	14 July 1914 Rheinbreitbach
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Rheinbreitbach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–37 1939–45
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves
Commands held	Gebirgsjäger-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Regiment 100
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves