Werner Anton

Not to be confused with Anton von Werner.

Werner Rudolph Anton
Born	3 April 1895 Dresden
Died	12 September 1948(1948-09-12) (aged 53) Wolfsburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1914–18) Reichswehr (1919–20) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1914–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Rudolph Anton (3 April 1895 – 12 September 1948) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 6. Flak-Division. 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 Anton was taken prisoner and was held until 1948.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (4 February 1915)^[1]
- 1st Class (22 August 1918)^[1]
Order of Albert the Bear, Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords Military Order of St. Henry (19 February 1916)^[1]
Military Order of St. Henry (20 November 1916)^[1]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 December 1934)^[1]
Anschluss Medal (16 December 1938)^[1]
Wehrmacht Long Service Award
- 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
- 1st Class (22 August 1939)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class^[1]
Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (12 September 1942)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 29 April 1943 as Generalmajor and in the Flak-Division 6^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 6. Flak-Division^[3]^[4]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (30 October 1944)
Ärmelband Kurland

References

Citations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Thomas & Wegmann 1991, p. 8.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 16.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 193.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1991). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil V: Die Flugabwehrtruppen 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part V: The Air Defense Troops 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Job Odebrecht	Commander of 6. Flak-Division 1 September 1942 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

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