Johann Sinnhuber

Johann Sinnhuber (27 March 1887 – 23 October 1979)^[1] was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXXII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Johann Sinnhuber
Born	(1887-03-27)27 March 1887 Wilkoschen, East Prussia, Prussia, German Empire
Died	23 October 1979(1979-10-23) (aged 92)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	28th Infantry Division 28th Jäger Division LXXXII. Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 28. Infanterie-Division ^[2]

References

Citations

1. Obituary in Ostpreußenblatt, 3 November 1979, p. 23. Sometimes 1974 is erroneously given as his year of death.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 326.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans von Obstfelder	Commander of 28. Jäger Division 21 May 1940 - 1 May 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz
Preceded by General der Infanterie Ernst Dehner	Commander of the LXXXII. Armeekorps 10 July 1943 - 1 September 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein