Werner Buxa
Werner Buxa | |
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| Born | 16 October 1916 Memel, East Prussia (modern Lithuania) |
| Died | 20 May 1998 (aged 81) Ölbronn-Dürrn |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1938–45 1960's–70's |
| Rank | Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant of the Reserves (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | I./Grenadier-Regiment 44 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner Buxa (16 October 1916 – 20 May 1998) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant of the Reserves in the Bundeswehr. 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
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle clasp (October 1938)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (17 August 1941)
- 1st Class (14 November 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (1 December 1939)
- in Silver (22 April 1943)
- Eastern Front Medal (14 August 1942)
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (1 November 1941)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (8 June 1944)
- German Cross in Gold on 19 August 1944 as Hauptmann in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 44[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 March 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 44[2]
- Ärmelband Kurland
- Merit Cross 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) (1991)
- Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- Prussian Shield (East Prussia Country Association, 1991)
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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.
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External links
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Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Klaipėda
- People from East Prussia
- German military personnel of World War II
- German military personnel of the Bundeswehr
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom