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Johann Mickl (18 April 1893 – 10 April 1945) was an Austrian-born Generalleutnant (lieutenant general) and division commander in the German Army during World War II. He served with Austro-Hungarian forces on the Eastern and Italian Fronts in World War I, and with the Austrian Army until the Anchluss in 1938, when it was absorbed by the Wehrmacht. He fought in the invasion of Poland and Battle of France, then commanded divisions during the German campaigns in North Africa, on the Eastern Front and against the Yugoslav Partisans in the Balkans before dying of wounds inflicted in the last month of the war. He was one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or succe

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  • Johann Mickl
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  • Johann Mickl (18 April 1893 – 10 April 1945) was an Austrian-born Generalleutnant (lieutenant general) and division commander in the German Army during World War II. He served with Austro-Hungarian forces on the Eastern and Italian Fronts in World War I, and with the Austrian Army until the Anchluss in 1938, when it was absorbed by the Wehrmacht. He fought in the invasion of Poland and Battle of France, then commanded divisions during the German campaigns in North Africa, on the Eastern Front and against the Yugoslav Partisans in the Balkans before dying of wounds inflicted in the last month of the war. He was one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or succe
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serviceyears
  • *1908–38 *1938–45
Birth Date
  • 1893-04-18(xsd:date)
Commands
  • *
Branch
  • *
death place
  • Rijeka, Yugoslavia
Name
  • Johann Mickl
Caption
  • Johann Mickl wearing the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Birth Place
  • Radkersburg, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Title
  • Commander of 11th Panzer Division
  • Commander of 392nd (Croatian) Infantry Division
  • Commander of 90th Light Infantry Division
Awards
death date
  • 1945-04-10(xsd:date)
Rank
  • Generalleutnant
Allegiance
  • *
Battles
  • * World War I: **Eastern Front **Italian Front * World War II: **Invasion of Poland **Battle of France **North African Campaign **Eastern Front **Yugoslav Front
Before
  • None
  • General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz
  • Generalmajor Max Sümmermann
Years
  • --05-15
  • --08-17
  • --12-11
After
  • None
  • Generalmajor Richard Veith
  • Generalleutnant Wend von Wietersheim
honorific prefix
  • Generalleutnant
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  • Johann Mickl (18 April 1893 – 10 April 1945) was an Austrian-born Generalleutnant (lieutenant general) and division commander in the German Army during World War II. He served with Austro-Hungarian forces on the Eastern and Italian Fronts in World War I, and with the Austrian Army until the Anchluss in 1938, when it was absorbed by the Wehrmacht. He fought in the invasion of Poland and Battle of France, then commanded divisions during the German campaigns in North Africa, on the Eastern Front and against the Yugoslav Partisans in the Balkans before dying of wounds inflicted in the last month of the war. He was one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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