Werner Beschnidt Military person

Werner Beschnidt (29 July 1918, Annaburg – 10 December 1994) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 29, 1918
Birth place
Germany , Annaburg
Date of deathDecember 10, 1994
Place of death
Germany , Bad Wörishofen

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Gothic Line
World War II
Battle of France
Operation Shingle
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Uman
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command2./Panzer-Abteilung 103
service start1937
service end1945

Topical connections

Adolf-Friedrich KuntzenMilitary person
Abdurrahman FatalibeyliMilitary person
Žanis ButkusMilitary person
Žanis AnsonsMilitary person
Adalbert SchneiderMilitary person

Werner Beschnidt on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Beschnidt-Werner.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/35985