Josef Barmetler

Josef Barmetler

Josef Barmetler
Born (1904-03-11)11 March 1904
Kempten im Allgäu
Died 20 February 1945(1945-02-20) (aged 40)
Kempten im Allgäu
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
 Luftwaffe
Years of service 1924–45
Rank Major of the Reserves
Unit 2nd Parachute Division
Commands held Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6
Battles/wars

World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Josef Barmetler (11 March 1904 – 20 February 1945) was a German Major of the Reserves in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II.

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant (war officer) and chief of the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1.[3]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 11.
  2. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 122.
  3. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 202.

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. 
  • Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8. 
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