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Werner Neumann (officer)

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Years of service
  
1922–45

Died
  
1970, Lubeck, Germany

Role
  
Officer


Name
  
Werner Neumann

Rank
  
Generalmajor

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
13 May 1905 Neu Belitz (
1905-05-13
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Courland Pocket

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
563rd Volksgrenadier Division

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Kiev, Battle of the Caucasus, Courland Pocket, World War II

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Werner Neumann (13 May 1905 – 4 July 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 563rd Volksgrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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Neumann surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

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Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 121
  • References

    Werner Neumann (officer) Wikipedia