Werner Ziegler (soldier)

Werner Ziegler
Werner Ziegler
Born	30 April 1916
Died	15 April 2001 (aged 84) Oftersheim, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45 1956–67
Rank	Oberstleutnant Oberst
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Other work	Bundeswehr

Werner Ziegler (30 April 1916 – 15 April 2001) was a German officer during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Ziegler joined the Bundeswehr in 1956, serving at the Infantry School in Hammelburg under General Hellmuth Mäder. In 1960 Ziegler served deputy commander of the Panzergrenadierbrigade 35. Seven years later he retired as Oberst and commander of the Panzergrenadierbrigade 19 in Ahlen.^[1]

Awards

• Wound Badge in Black^[2]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze^[2]
• Close Combat Clasp in Bronze^[2]
• Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants^[2]
• Crimea Shield^[2]
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (7 July 1940) & 1st Class (26 April 1941)^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 31 December 1941 as Leutnant and leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 186^[4]
  • 121st Oak Leaves on 8 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 186^[4]
  • 102nd Swords on 23 October 1944 as Major and leader of Infanterie-Regiment 186^[4]

References

Citations

1. Berger 1999, p. 391.
2. Berger 1999, p. 390.
3. Thomas 1998, p. 473.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 805.

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.
• 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 Miltaer-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.