Werner Gust
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Werner Gust
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Born | (1910-05-03)3 May 1910 Bernickow |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Berlin |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1934–45 |
Rank | Oberst |
Unit | Grenadier-Regiment 477 |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 405 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Werner Gust (3 May 1910 – 2 August 1979) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 2 February 1942 as Leutnant in the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 477[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (18 April 1945)[1]
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 121st Infantry Division
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1 Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 477. (257th Infantry Division).
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