Wilhelm Johnen

Wilhelm Johnen
Born	9 October 1921 Homberg at the Niederrhein, Germany
Died	7 February 2002 (aged 80) Überlingen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Johnen (9 October 1921 – 7 February 2002) was a German night fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II.

Awards

• German Cross in Gold (23 July 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 8./NJG 6^[1]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 423.

Bibliography

• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
• 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.