PropertyValue
rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Josef Mathes
rdfs:comment
  • Josef Mathes (4 February 1908 – 19 September 1944) was a highly decorated Oberwachtmeister in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Josef Mathes was killed in action on 19 September 1944 during the Battle of Arnhem. He was posthumosuly awarded the Knight's Cross on 4 October 1944.
owl:sameAs
Unit
  • Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 280
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:military/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
serviceyears
  • 1938
Birth Date
  • 1908-02-04
Branch
death place
  • Arnhem, Netherlands
Name
  • Josef Mathes
Birth Place
  • Asch, Austria-Hungary
Awards
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
Battles
abstract
  • Josef Mathes (4 February 1908 – 19 September 1944) was a highly decorated Oberwachtmeister in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Josef Mathes was killed in action on 19 September 1944 during the Battle of Arnhem. He was posthumosuly awarded the Knight's Cross on 4 October 1944.