Werner Forst

Werner Forst
Werner Forst
Born	21 December 1892
Died	3 February 1971 (aged 78) Wiesbaden
Buried at	South Cemetery Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	293rd Infantry Division 106th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Werner Forst (21 December 1892 – 3 February 1971) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held several divisional commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 October 1914) & 1st Class (16 September 1916)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939)^[1] & 1st Class (20 October 1939)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 14 March 1942 as Oberst in the 293. Infanterie-Division^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 106. Infanterie-Division^[3]
  • 407th Oak Leaves on 22 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 106. Infanterie-Division^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 November 1943)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 172.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 118.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 154.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 68.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.