Johannes Barge
German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Johannes Barge

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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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23 March 1906(Lage, Germany)
Death:
28 February 2000(Lage, Germany)
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Johannes Barge (23 March 1906 – 28 February 2000) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who was responsible for German military operations causing Cephalonia Massacre in September 1943.

Awards and decorations

  • German Cross in Gold on 28 July 1943 as Major in Infanterie-Bataillon 550 z.b.V.
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 May 1945 as Oberst and commander of Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment Kreta