Career
The was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Johannes Austermann was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in November of that year. Sudetenland Medal Bibliography.
The was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Johannes Austermann was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in November of that year. Sudetenland Medal Bibliography.
Sudetenland Medal Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 May 1940) 1st Class (3 August 1941) Infantry Assault Badge (19 September 1941) Eastern Front Medal (27 July 1942) Crimea Shield (2 December 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross Knight"s Cross on 10 February 1945 as Major and commander of World War II/Grenadier-Regiment 1146 Oak Leaves on 20 April 1945 as Oberstleutnant and leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1146.
