Date of birth:

February 28th, 1917

Date of death:

November 17th, 2005

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
?: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
October 1st, 1942: Hauptmann;
June 1st, 1943: Major;
March 16th, 1960: Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr);
?: Oberst.

Career:
September 26th, 1939: 3. Staffel, Jagdgruppe 176;
May 13th, 1940: 6. Staffel, Zerstörergeschwader 76;
March 1941: Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, Zerstörerschule 1;
May 15th, 1941: Staffelkapitän, 1. Staffel, Zerstörerschule 1;
December 30th, 1941: Staffelkapitän, 5. Staffel, Zerstörerschule 2;
?: Staffelkapitän, 4. Staffel, Zerstörergeschwader 101;
January 20th, 1943: Staffelkapitän, 4. Staffel, Zerstörerschule 2;
March 1943: Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Zerstörergeschwader 101;
July 1944: Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Zerstörergeschwader 26;
September 16th, 1961 - January 31st, 1970: Kommodore, Lufttransportgeschwader 62 (Bundeswehr).

Werner Guth achieved a total of four air victories during the Second World War.

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• - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section G-K, Version: 01.04.2019., By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey
  - Kracker Luftwaffe Archive
  - Lufttransportgeschwader 62 (1959)