Career
The Knight"s Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World World War World War II The Oak Leaves was a second award. Werner was awarded his Knight"s Cross while in command of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Steamship Panzer Grenadier Regiment The Führer, 2nd Steamship Panzer Division Das Reich. Werner survived the war as a prisoner of the French government, released in June 1951.
He died on 8 August 1978 in Essen.
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