Werner Neumann | |
Birth Date: | 13 May 1905 |
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Branch: | German Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank: | Generalmajor |
Commands: | 563rd Volksgrenadier Division |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner Neumann (13 May 1905 – 4 July 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 563rd Volksgrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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.
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