Werner Neumann (officer) explained

Werner Neumann
Birth Date:13 May 1905
Allegiance:
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.

Awards and decorations

References

Bibliography

. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 264.