Werner Friebe

Werner Friebe
Werner Friebe
Born	(1897-07-12)12 July 1897
Died	8 March 1962(1962-03-08) (aged 64)
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Service years	1914–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	8th Panzer Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of Belgium; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Brody (1941); Battle of Uman; Battle of Stalingrad; Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive; ;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Helmut Friebe (brother)

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

Fellgiebel 2000, p. 156.

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.

[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 156.

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