Johann Port
Date of Birth: 03.02.1915 - Bernkastel-Kues, Rheinprovinz (German Empire)
Date of Death: 27.03.2006 - Bernkastel-Kues, Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany)
Battles and Operations: Battle of France (1940), Battle of Greece (1941), Operation Barbarossa (1941), and Siege of Sebastopol (1941–1942)
Promotions:
00.00.193_ Gefreiter
00.00.19__ Unteroffizier
00.00.194_ Feldwebel
01.12.1942 Oberfeldwebel
Career:
02.11.1937 Schütze in 8.Kompanie (schwere-Maschinengewehr) / Infanterie-Regiment 105 in Trier
00.00.1938 Gefreiter and Gewehrführer in 8.Kompanie / Infanterie-Regiment 105
01.03.1940 Unteroffizier and Gruppenführer in 8.Kompanie / Infanterie-Regiment 105
03.10.1940 Gruppenführer/Kompanietruppführer in 8.Kompanie / Infanterie-Regiment 266
01.03.1942 Feldwebel and Zugführer/Kompanieführer in 8.Kompanie / Infanterie-Regiment 266
12.06.1942 Wounded and recuperated in Lazerett
00.00.1943 - 00.00.1944 Ausbilder Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 125 in Trier
00.00.1944 Zugführer in Grenadier-Regiment 714
16.03.1945 POW near Hausbach/Saar
Awards and Decorations:
00.00.193_ Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen (DRL-Sportabzeichen) in Bronze
20.03.1940 Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
21.09.1941 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
01.11.1941 Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
15.12.1941 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
00.00.194_ Medalia "Cruciada Impotriua Comunismului" (Romania)
12.06.1942 Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz
15.07.1942 Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
25.08.1942 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, as Feldwebel and Zugführer in 8.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 266 / 72.Infanterie-Division. The following wartime excerpt describes why Port received the Ritterkreuz: “Feldwebel Johann Port… was decorated with the Ritterkreuz on the 25.08.1942 whilst serving as a Zugführer in an Infanterie-Regiment. He received this award for his actions during the offensive battles around Sevastopol in mid-June 1942. Here he managed to reenergize his Bataillon’s temporarily stalled attack on his own initiative, roll up the enemy’s trench system and then fend off all Bolshevik counterattacks.” "Vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis" (preliminary document) presented on 26.08.1942.
00.00.1943 Krimschild
17.01.1945 Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber
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Johann Port was born on February 3, 1915 in Bernkastel-Kues in Rhineland-Palatinate and joined the Wehrmacht on November 2, 1937. The only 1.64 m tall but tough rifleman received his basic training at the 105th Infantry Regiment in Trier, where he became a heavy machine gunner (sMG) in the 8th company. When it was formed on October 6, 1936, the regiment was subordinated to the 34th Infantry Division. During the mobilization it was placed under the control of the Trier Border Division on the West Wall. From September 19, 1939, it was placed under the new 72nd Infantry Division.
Gefreiter Johann Port (third from right) with his comrades during peacetime training.
Johann Port as an Unteroffizier before he received the Ritterkreuz.
Ritterkreuz award ceremony for Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Johann Port (Zugführer in 8.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 266 / 72.Infanterie-Division), which were held on 26 August 1942. The medal was presented by Generalleutnant Philipp Müller-Gebhard (Kommandeur 72. Infanterie-Division). Port was formally received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes a day previously, on 25 August 1942, for his actions during the offensive battles around Sebastopol in mid-June 1942. Here he managed to reenergize his Bataillon’s temporarily stalled attack on his own initiative, roll up the enemy’s trench system and then fend off all Russian counterattacks. More pictures from this sequence can be seen HERE.
Four non-commissioned officers of the Wehrmacht who were also Ritterkreuzträger from Heer, were photographed at the train station after returning home from the front and welcomed by the "fans" who greeted them with great fanfare. They are, from left to right: Obergefreiter Franz Schmitzer (Ritterkreuz on 26 September 1942 as Richtschütze in 4.Batterie / II.Abteilung / Artillerie-Regiment 6 / 6.Infanterie-Division), Feldwebel Johann Port (Ritterkreuz on 25 August 1942 as Zugführer in 8.Kompanie [maschinengewehr] / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 266 / 72.Infanterie-Division), Oberfeldwebel Albrecht Schnitger (Ritterkreuz on 7 October 1942 as Zugführer in 6.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 18 / 6.Infanterie -Division), and Obergefreiter Joseph Schuss (Ritterkreuz on 4 September 1942 as MG-Schütze in 3.Kompanie / I.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 520 / 296.Infanterie-Division). This photo was taken in the period of October-November 1942, and was first published in the "Illustrierter Beobachter" magazine dated 26 November 1942. Other pictures from this sequence can be seen HERE.
Ritterkreuzträger Feldwebel Johann Port (Zugführer in 8.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 266 / 72.Infanterie-Division) at the welcoming celebration in the Marktplatz (Marketplace) of his home town, Bernkastel-Kues, in 1942. Port received the Ritterkreuz on 25 August 1942 for his actions during the offensive battles around Sebastopol, Crimea, in mid-June 1942. Other pictures from the same sequence can be seen HERE.
Feldwebel Johann Port in a propaganda postcard.
Taken from the 'Deutscher Feuerschutz' magazine Nr. 24, December 1942 edition.
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Johann Port with the bicycles in the background.
The wedding of Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Johann Port.
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Johann Port with his wife and family.
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Johann Port with his wife.
Johann Port with civilian, possibly during home leave.
Johann Port.
Johann Port Showing his Krimschild.
Johann Port in a studio photo.
Oberfeldwebel Johann Port making a speech.
Oberfeldwebel Johann Port with his comrades in the office, possibly in 1943-1944 when he served as an instructor to the Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 125 which stationed in Trier.
Five Ritterkreuzträger, who served as instructor at the Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 124 and 125 in Trier, posing for the camera in 1944. They were as follow: 1: Johann Biehl (29 January 1917 - 12 March 2017). Ritterkreuz on 30 July 1942 as Feldwebel der Reserve and Zugführer in 2.Kompanie / Infanterie-Regiment 124 / 72.Infanterie-Division, 2: Hans Neumeier (5 February 1917 - 25 April 1990). Ritterkreuz on 6 April 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugführer in 2.Kompanie / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 64 / 16.Panzer-Division, 3: Josef Hollekamp (19 August 1920 - 20 December 1992). Ritterkreuz on 23 July 1943 as Obergefreiter and Gruppenführer in 2.Kompanie (Radfahr) / Aufklärungs-Abteilung 36 / 36.Infanterie-Division (motorisiert), 4: Friedrich Glaser (13 November 1920 - 16 March 1999). Ritterkreuz on 2 November 1943 as Obergefreiter and Richtschütze in 14.Kompanie / Grenadier-Regiment 253 / 34.Infanterie-Division, and 5: Johann Port (3 February 1915 - 27 March 2006). Ritterkreuz on 25 August 1942 as Feldwebel and Zugführer in 8.Kompanie / Infanterie-Regiment 266 / 72.Infanterie-Division
Oberfeldwebel Johann Port as an Ausbilder (Instructor) in Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 125 at Trier, which he served in 1943-1944.
Oberfeldwebel Johann Port as an Ausbilder (Instructor) in Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 125 at Trier, which he served in 1943-1944.
Oberfeldwebel Johann Port mounted a horse when he served as an Ausbilder (Instructor) in Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 125 in Trier, 1943-1944.
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https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=1539590#p1539590
https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/auctions/lot/id/39145
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https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Johann_Port
https://www.roland-klinger.de/BKS/port.htm
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/38570/Port-Johann.htm
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