Werner Ebeling

Werner Ebeling
Born	(1913-11-21)21 November 1913 Stade
Died	25 August 2008(2008-08-25) (aged 94) Sandkrug
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945 1956–1970
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 154 11th Panzergrenadier Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Narva (1944) Samland Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Werner Ebeling (21 November 1913 – 25 August 2008) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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. He commanded the 11. Panzergrenadier-Division of the Bundeswehr from 15 January 1968 to 30 September 1970.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (5 September 1941)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (18 March 1944)
• Infantry Assault Badge (13 November 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (31 July 1942)
• Demyansk Shield
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (25 February 1944)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 December 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (11 March 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 April 1944 as Major and commander of II. / Grenadier-Regiment 220
  • 763rd Oak Leaves on 5 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 154

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuzraeger 1939-1945

Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Hasso Neitzel	Commander of Panzergrenadierbrigade 16 (Bundeswehr) 16 July 1963 – 31 October 1965	Succeeded by Oberst Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt
Preceded by Generalmajor Otto Uechtritz	Commander of 11th Panzergrenadier Division (Bundeswehr) 15 January 1968 – 30 September 1970	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans-Heinrich Klein