Werner Lange Explained

Werner Lange
Birth Date:	18 July 1893
Allegiance:
Serviceyears:	1912–45
Commands:	Cruiser Emden
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Lange (18 July 1893 – 19 November 1965) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 May 1916) & 1st Class (1 February 1918)^[1]
• U-boat War Badge (1918) (14 December 1918)^[1]
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (20 April 1918)^[1]
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (2 March 1935)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 October 1939) & 1st Class (27 May 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 8 January 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral of the Aegean Sea^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 October 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral of the Aegean Sea^[3]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Dörr , Manfred . 1996 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio Verlag . 978-3-7648-2497-6.
• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.

Notes and References

1. Dörr 1996, p. 5.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 268.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 284.