Grün, Werner (Panzer-Regiment 5)
- Date of birth:
- November 23rd, 1913 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 5th, 2004 (Haan/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
In service from April 1st 1935. Werner Grün finally reached the rank of Major im Generalstab and was nominated for Oberstleutant im Generalstab on April 5th, 1945.
Promotions:
February 1st,1943: Major im Generalstab (RDA: -124a-)
Career:
November 10th, 1938: Adjutant, II. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 5;
June 10th, 1940: Führer, 6. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 5;
October 21st, 1941: Adjutant, Panzer-Regiment 5;
?: Führer I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 5;
March 19th, 1943: Führerreserve OKH, Generalstabsausbildung 94. Infanterie-Division;
September 1st, 1943: Führerreserve OKH, Generalstabsausbildung LXXXVII. Armeekorps;
December 6th, 1943: Kriegsakademie;
May 10th, 1944: Ib, Fallschirm-Panzer-Division "Hermann Göring";
October 6th, 1944: Quartiermeister, Fallschirm-Panzerkorps "Hermann Göring".
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Führer, I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 5, 21. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 8th, 1943
Awarded for his achievements while leading the I./Panzer-Regiment 5 in North Africa. His greatest success in this time took place on the 30./31.10.1942 while attacking as part of Kampfgruppe Pfeiffer on the northern sector of the El Alamein front, an attack which ultimately led to the relief of the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125.
Submitted on January 2nd 1943.
Preliminary document and decoration on February 10th 1943 to Pz.AOK 5.
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - FEDERL, CH., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2000.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 2009.
- Beurteilung Major im Generalstab 25-03-1945.
- Vorschlag Beförderung Oberstleutnant 25-03-1945.