Werner Forst

Werner Forst
Werner Forst
Born	21 December 1892 Magdeburg
Died	3 February 1971 (aged 78) Wiesbaden
Buried at	South Cemetery Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1911–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	293. Infanterie-Division 106. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Werner Forst (21 December 1892 – 3 February 1971) was a German general who held several divisional commands 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 were awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (1 October 1914)^[1]
  • 1st Class (16 September 1916)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
• Sudetenland Medal
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (20 October 1939)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 14 March 1942 as Oberst in the 293. Infanterie-Division^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 106. Infanterie-Division^[3]
  • 407th Oak Leaves on 22 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 106. Infanterie-Division^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 November 1943)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 172.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 118.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 154.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 68.

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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com