Johannes Hintz (1 October 1898 – 21 May 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Hintz was injured in a car-accident on 14 May 1944 in Paris and died on 21 May 1944. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant. Awards and decorations Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 July 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Flak-Regiment 101 References Citations Bibliography 1898 births 1944 deaths Military personnel from Metz People from Alsace-Lorraine Luftwaffe World War II generals German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class German military personnel of the Spanish Civil War Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Road incident deaths in France Condor Legion personnel Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe 20th-century Freikorps personnel