Date of birth:

March 4th, 1891 (Munich, Germany)

Date of death:

January 24th, 1957 (Siegsdorf, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141 / 6.Gebirgs-Division (Commander Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141 / 6.Gebirgs-Division)

Awarded on:

September 17th, 1941

Awarded for the role his Regiment played during the final stages of the battle of Crete, specifically the thrust to the Suda Bay and the capture of Chania. The success of these operations was in no small part due to Jais’s skillful leadership. He would also be named in the Wehrmachtbericht for his deeds.

• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945.
  - Fellgiebel W.P., Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945, Podzun-Pallas, 2000