Werner Goeritz
Werner Goeritz | |
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Born | 9 March 1892 Braunschweig |
Died | 27 May 1958 Bad Tölz | (aged 66)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1911–1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 291. Infanterie-Division 92. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner Goeritz (9 March 1892 – 27 May 1958) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Werner Goeritz was taken prisoner in May 1945 and was released in June 1945.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
- Cross of Honor
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (14 February 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 6 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 291. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 165.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. 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.
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Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1958 deaths
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Knights Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German prisoners of war
- People from Braunschweig