Werner Freiherr von Beschwitz

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Maximilian Richard Hans Christoph Werner Freiherr von Beschwitz
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Born 19 January 1915
Dresden
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Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1936–45
1956–73
Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Maximilian Richard Hans Christoph Werner Freiherr von Beschwitz[a] (19 January 1915 – 25 May 2011) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst (colonel) in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Beschwitz joined the postwar Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1973 as an Oberst.[1]

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945 German Knight's Cross holders (Ritterkreuz) (in German) Retrieved 18 September 2010
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 40.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 111.

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Footnotes

  • a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

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