Werner Ziegler (soldier)
Werner Ziegler (born April 30, 1916 in Hausach ; † April 15, 2001 in Oftersheim ) was a German professional soldier , lieutenant colonel in the Wehrmacht and colonel in the Bundeswehr .
biography
Werner Ziegler joined the Wehrmacht infantry in 1936 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1939. After participating in the Western campaign , he took over an infantry company that he led during the Balkan campaign and at the beginning of the war against the Soviet Union . In the battles on the Crimean peninsula , on the Mius, in the Kuban area and near Novorossiysk , he was distinguished by particular bravery. There he served as the commander of a grenadier regiment, a staff officer in a tank division and, most recently, as a lieutenant colonel in the 5th Army Corps . For his achievements he was u. a. awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. At the end of the war he was taken prisoner , from which he was released in 1946.
In 1956 Ziegler joined the Bundeswehr and was most recently commander of the 19 Armored Grenadier Brigade . He retired in 1968 with the rank of colonel .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1939) in black
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Medal Winter Battle in the East 1941/42
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves and swords
- Knight's Cross on December 31, 1941
- Oak leaves on September 8, 1942 (121st award)
- Swords on October 23, 1944 (102nd award)
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (1968)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 805.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ziegler, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German military, officer of the Wehrmacht and the Bundeswehr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hausach |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 2001 |
| Place of death | Oftersheim |