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