Johannes Streich

Johannes Streich
Johannes Streich
Born	16 April 1891
Died	20 August 1977(1977-08-20) (aged 86)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	5. leichte Division 16th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes Streich (16 April 1891 – 20 August 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 January 1941 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 15^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Hans Freiherr von Funck	Commander of 5. leichte Division 7 February 1941 - 16 May 1941	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl Böttcher
Preceded by Generalleutnant Sigfrid Henrici	Commander of 16. Infanterie-Division 15 August 1941 - 15 November 1941	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Sigfrid Henrici

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Panzer Division

Staff	Karl Decker¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Anton-Detlev von Plato

Units	Erich Abraham Kurt Bajorat Heinrich Becker Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Buss Hans Christern Wilhelm Drewes (Oak Leaves) Fritz Feßmann³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Gerhard Friedrich (Oak Leaves) Hans-Georg Herzog (Oak Leaves) Alfred Jaedtke Rudolf Lippert Friedrich-Karl Nökel Wilhelm Okrent Joachim Sander (Oak Leaves) Günther Schemmel Johannes Streich Paul-Hermann Werner

¹ Knight's Cross with the 2nd Panzer Division, Swords with the XXXIX Panzer Corps ³ Knight's Cross with the 4th Panzer Division, Oak Leaves with the 14th Panzer Division.

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