Werner Milch
German literary historian
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| Intro | German literary historian | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Historian Literary historian Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 16 January 1903, Wrocław | |
| Death | 21 April 1950Baden-Baden (aged 47 years) |
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Biography
Werner Milch (15 November 1903 – 17 November 1984) was a Germany officer (Major) in the paratroop forces (Fallschirmjäger) during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During the Milch Trial, he acted as co-counsel for his brother field marshal Erhard Milch alongside Friedrich Bergold.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold on 15 April 1944 as Hauptmann in the Stab II./Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 2
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 January 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Lehr- und Ausbildungs-Battalion
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 311.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 255.