Heinz Werner

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Heinz Werner
Born 2 December 1917
Berlin, Germany
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Essen, Germany
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Flag of the Schutzstaffel.svg Waffen-SS
Years of service 1939–45
Rank Sturmbannführer
Unit 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Heinz Werner (2 December 1917 — 8 August 1978) was a Sturmbannführer (major) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. The Oak Leaves was a second award.

Werner was awarded his Knight's Cross while in command of the 3rd Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment The Führer, 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich.

Werner survived the war as a prisoner of the French government, released in June 1951. He died on 8 August 1978 in Essen.

Awards

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer as leader of the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer".[4]
  2. No evidence of the Oak Leaves being awarded can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "864" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Werner was a member of the AKCR.[6]

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 437.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 508.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 443.
  4. Scherzer 2007, p. 780.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 103, 482.
  6. Scherzer 2007, p. 184.

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