Werner Friebe

Werner Friebe
Born	(1897-07-12)12 July 1897 Namslau
Died	8 March 1962(1962-03-08) (aged 64) Stuttgart
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Unit	World War II
Commands held	8th Panzer Division
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Helmut Friebe

Werner Friebe (12 July 1897 – 8 March 1962) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 8th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Friebe surrendered to the British forces in May 1945 and was released in 1948. He was the younger brother of General Helmut Friebe, who was also a Knight's Cross recipient.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 April 1944 as Oberst and commander of 8. Panzer-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 156.

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.
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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Gottfried Fröhlich	Commander of 8. Panzer-Division 1 April 1944 – 21 July 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gottfried Fröhlich

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 8th Panzer Division

Stab	Erich Brandenberger¹ (Oak Leaves) Gottfried Fröhlich Heinrich Hax (Oak Leaves) Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen

Units	Wilhelm Crisolli Werner Friebe Erich Fronhöfer Walter Neumann-Silkow Hans Freiherr von Wolff(Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with XXIX Army Corps.

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