Johann Mickl
German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1893-1945) · Austria · On the map · Died at 51
Johann Mickl was an Austrian-born army officer and division commander who served Nazi Germany during World War II. Reaching the rank of general (Generalleutnant), he was one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
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Austro-Hungarian mountain troops scaling a rock face in 1915
Mickl (in sunglasses) assists in pushing an 11th Panzer Division motorcycle up a hillside in the Soviet Union
Operation Morgenstern was carried out to clear the Krbavsko polje region of Partisans
The dedication tablet at the Mickl-Kaserne in Bad Radkersburg, named after Mickl in honour of his service in the Volkswehr militia in 1919-1920Awards
About this person
He was commissioned shortly before the outbreak of World War I, and served with Austro-Hungarian forces on the Eastern and Italian Fronts as a junior officer in the Imperial-Royal Mountain Troops. During World War I he was decorated several times for bravery and leadership and was wounded on four occasions.