Werner Friebe

Werner Friebe
Born	(1897-07-12)12 July 1897
Died	8 March 1962(1962-03-08) (aged 64)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Unit	---- World War II
Commands	8th Panzer Division
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Helmut Friebe

Werner Friebe (12 July 1897 – 8 March 1962) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 8th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Friebe surrendered to the British forces in May 1945 and was released in 1948. He was the younger brother of General Helmut Friebe, who was also a Knight's Cross recipient.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 April 1944 as Oberst and commander of 8. Panzer-Division

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.