Werner Mummert

Werner Mummert
Born	31 March 1897
Died	28 January 1950 (aged 52) Shuya, Russia
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Panzer Division Müncheberg
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Werner Mummert (31 March 1897 – 28 January 1950) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded Panzer Division Müncheberg. Mummert died in the Soviet POW Camp Shuya on 28 January 1950.

Awards

• Panzer Badge in Bronze^[1]
• Close Combat Clasp in Bronze^[1]
• Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants^[1]
• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1916)^[2]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (11 May 1940)^[2]
• Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (7 July 1940)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 11 January 1942 as Major in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 256^[3]
• 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^[4]
  • 429th Oak Leaves on 20 March 1944 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103^[4]
  • 107th Swords on 23 October 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 23 September 1944

References

Citations

1. Berger 1999, p. 238.
2. Thomas 1998, p. 111.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 323.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 560.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
• 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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.