Werner Forst
German general
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| Intro | German general | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Military personnel | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 21 December 1892, Magdeburg | |
| Death | 3 February 1971Wiesbaden (aged 78 years) |
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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)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 14 March 1942 as Oberst in the 293. Infanterie-Division
- 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
- 407th Oak Leaves on 22 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 106. Infanterie-Division
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 November 1943)
- ^ Thomas 1997, p. 172.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 118.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 154.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 68.