Werner Beschnidt

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Werner Beschnidt Rank Oberleutnant		Years of service 1937–45 Service/branch German Army
Commands held 2./Panzer-Abteilung 103 Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Operation Shingle Gothic Line Offensive Died December 10, 1994, Bad Worishofen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Werner Beschnidt (29 July 1918, Annaburg – 10 December 1994) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

Anschluss Medal

Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (15 September 1941)

1st Class (9 December 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Panzer Badge

in Silver

in Silver II (25)

Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 October 1944 as Oberleutnant and commander of 2. / Panzer-Abteilung 103

References

Werner Beschnidt Wikipedia

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