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Werner Gust

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 477

Name
  
Werner Gust

Rank
  
Oberst

Years of service
  
1934–45

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment 405

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
3 May 1910 Bernickow (
1910-05-03
)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Courland Pocket

Died
  
August 2, 1979, Berlin, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Werner Gust (3 May 1910 – 2 August 1979) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (25 October 1940)
  • Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold on 2 February 1942 as Leutnant in the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 477
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 7 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 477
  • 624th Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Major and leader of Grenadier-Regiment 405
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (18 April 1945)

    • References

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