Werner Gust

Werner Gust
Born	(1910-05-03)3 May 1910
Died	2 August 1979(1979-08-02) (aged 69)
Place of birth	Bernickow
Place of death	Berlin
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Oberst
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 477
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 405
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Werner Gust (3 May 1910 – 2 August 1979) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (2 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 7 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 477
  • 624th Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Major and leader of Grenadier-Regiment 405

References

Citations

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht