Werner Graf von Bassewitz-Levetzow

Werner Henning-Friedrich Graf von Bassewitz-Levetzow
Born	7 June 1894 Bristow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died	20 August 1964 (aged 70) Hanover
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–? 1935–45
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held	2. Marine-Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Narva (1944) Riga Offensive (1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Henning-Friedrich Graf von Bassewitz-Levetzow^[a] (7 June 1894 – 20 August 1964) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Werner Graf von Bassewitz-Levetzow was captured by British troops at the end of the war while in command of the 2. Marine-Infanterie-Division. His sister was Countess Ina Marie von Bassewitz.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 25 March 1943 as Major of the Reserves in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 94^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 96^[3]

Footnotes

• ^a Regarding personal names: Graf is a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin.

References

Citations

1. Geneall.net
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 26.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 105.

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945