Gerhard Werner (soldier)

Gerhard Werner
Born	21 May 1916 Baden-Baden
Died	8 September 1944 (aged 28) Banat, Romania
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	I./Jäger-Regiment 734
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Cholm Pocket Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gerhard Werner (21 May 1916 – 8 September 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient 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. Gerhard Werner was killed on 8 September 1944 in the Romanian Banat. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant and on 23 March 1945 was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 September 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (1 February 1942)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold (10 November 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Cholm Shield
• German Cross in Gold on 13 July 1943 as Hauptmann in the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 February 1942 as Oberleutnant and Chef 5./Jagd-Kommando 8^[3][4]
  • 793rd Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Major and commander of I./Jäger-Regiment 734^[3][5]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 436.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 508.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 780.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 443, 508.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 100.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Stockert, Peter (2008). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 8 [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 8] (in German). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. OCLC 76072662.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com