Hans Schlemmer

Johann Schlemmer
Born	18 January 1893
Died	26 June 1973(1973-06-26) (aged 80)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held	134th Infantry Division LXXV Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Johann Schlemmer (18 January 1893 – 26 June 1973) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LXXV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schlemmer surrendered to Allied troops in Italy in 1945.

Life and career

Johann Schlemmer was born in Nesselwang in Bavaria on 18 January 1893. Joining the German Army in 1913, he served in World War I as a lieutenant in the Bavarian Artillery. He remained in the army after 1918. At the outbreak of World War II he commanded first a battalion, then a regiment, of mountain artillery, before being promoted to general officer rank, commanding the 134th Infantry Division.

He ended the war as a General of Mountain Troops, commanding the LXXV Army Corps in Italy. He surrendered to Allied troops in Italy in 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 November 1914) & 1st Class (17 December 1916)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 October 1939) & 1st Class (25 May 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 23 January 1942 as Oberst (Colonel) in the 134th Infantry Division
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 21 April 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 134th Infantry Division
  • 369th Oak Leaves on 18 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 134th Infantry Division

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Bibliography

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• Lucas, James (1980). Alpine Elite: German Mountain Troops of World War II. Jane's Publishing. ISBN 0531037134.

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.