Werner Neumann (officer)

Werner Neumann
Born	(1905-05-13)13 May 1905 Neu Belitz
Died	4 July 1970(1970-07-04) (aged 65) Lübeck
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1922–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	563rd Volksgrenadier Division
Battles / wars	World War II Courland Pocket (surrendered)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Neumann (13 May 1905 – 4 July 1970) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 563rd Volksgrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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.

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold (29 April 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 121
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 9 November 1944

References

Bibliography

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• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)