| Werner Buxa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1916 |
| Died | 20 May 1998 (aged 81) |
| Place of birth | Memel, East Prussia (modern Lithuania) |
| Place of death | Ölbronn-Dürrn |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1938 – 1945 1960's - 1970's |
| Rank |
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant der Reserve (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | I./Grenadier-Regiment 44 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner Buxa (16 October 1916 – 20 May 1998) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant der Reserve in the Bundeswehr. 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.
Awards and decorations[]
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle clasp (October 1938)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (17 August 1941)
- 1st Class (14 November 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (1 December 1939)
- in Silver (22 April 1943)
- Eastern Front Medal (14 August 1942)
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (1 November 1941)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (8 June 1944)
- German Cross in Gold (19 August 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 March 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 44[1]
- Ärmelband Kurland
- Merit Cross 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) (1991)
- Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- Prussian Shield (East Prussia Country Association, 1991)
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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