Werner Mummert | |
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| Born | 31 March 1897 Lüttewitz, Saxony |
| Died | 28 January 1950 (aged 52) Ssuja, Russia |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Heer |
| Rank | Generalmajor der Reserve |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Werner Mummert (31 March 1897 – 28 January 1950) was a German officer during both World War I and World War II. Mummert was born in Lüttewitz/Saxony. He first joined the German Army in August 1914 and became a Lieutenant of the Reserve (Leutnant der Reserves), Sachs Karabiner Regiment in 1916. Mummert remained in the army between the wars. Mummert died in the Soviet POW Camp Šuja on 28 January 1950.
Promotions[]
- Lieutenant Colonel of the Reserve (Oberstleutnant der Reserve) - 18 September 1942
- Colonel of the Reserve (Oberst der Reserve) - 1 February 1944
- Major General of the Reserve (Generalmajor der Reserve) - 1 February 1945
Commands[]
- Kdr. Aufkl. Abt. einer Infantry Division - 1 September 1939
- Kdr Pan.Aufkl.Abt.14 - ?
- Panzer Grenadier Regiment 103 - 28 January 1944
- Panzer Division Müncheberg - January 1945
Awards[]
- Panzer Badge in Bronze
- Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
- Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
- Wound Badge in Silver
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1916)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (11 May 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (7 July 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 11 January 1942 as Major in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 256[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 17 August 1942 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 256[3]
- 429th Oak Leaves on 20 March 1944 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[3]
- 107th Swords on 23 October 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103[3]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 23 September 1944
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Johannsen, Hein (2012). Werner Mummert: Das Leben eines sächsischen Offiziers (in German). libergraphix. ISBN 978-3954290017.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2300-3.
- Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 1985. ISBN 3-423-05944-3.
External links[]
- "Werner Mummert" (in German). Lexikon der Wehrmacht. http://www.deutsche-kriegsmarine.de/Personenregister/M/MummertW-R.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- "Werner Mummert" (in German). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/M/Mummert-Werner.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
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