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Werner Anton

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Years of service
  
1914–20 1935–45

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


Commands held
  
6. Flak-Division

Name
  
Werner Anton

Died
  
12 September 1948(1948-09-12) (aged 53) Wolfsburg

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Deutsches Heer (1914–18) Reichswehr (1919–20) Luftwaffe (1935–45)

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Werner Anton (3 April 1895 – 12 September 1948) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 6. Flak-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 February 1915) & 1st Class (22 August 1918)
  • Order of Albert the Bear, Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords Military Order of St. Henry (19 February 1916)
  • Military Order of St. Henry (20 November 1916)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 December 1934)
  • Anschluss Medal (16 December 1938)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936) & 1st Class (22 August 1939)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
  • Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (12 September 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 29 April 1943 as Generalmajor and in the Flak-Division 6
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 6. Flak-Division
  • References

    Werner Anton Wikipedia