Günther Angern

Günther Angern
Günter Angern (far right)
Born	(1893-03-05)5 March 1893
Died	2 February 1943(1943-02-02) (aged 49) Stalingrad, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	11th Panzer Division 16th Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günther Angern (5 March 1893 – 2 February 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several armoured divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Angern committed suicide on 2 February 1943 following the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad.

Awards

German Cross in Gold on 8 March 1942 as Generalmajor in the 11. Panzer-Division^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of 11. Schützen-Brigade^[2]

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Ludwig Crüwell	Commander of 11. Panzer-Division 15 August 1941 – 24 August 1941	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
Preceded by Generaloberst Hans-Valentin Hube	Commander of 16. Panzer-Division 15 September 1942 – 2 February 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Burkhart Müller-Hillebrand

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 11th Panzer Division

Staff	Hermann Balck¹ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Ludwig Crüwell (Oak Leaves) Wend von Wietersheim² (Oak Leaves & Swords)

Units	Günther Angern Bruno Freiherr von Brackel Hans-Georg Borck Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff Hans Boelsen Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck Franz Danowski Anton Donnhauser Lorenz Harthan Meinrad von Lauchert³ (Oak Leaves) Albert Henze⁴ (Oak Leaves) Helwig Luz Karl Thieme⁵ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Paul Freiherr von Hauser⁶ (Oak Leaves) Joachim Menzel Horst von Usedom⁷ (Oak Leaves)

¹ Knight's Cross with 1st Panzer Division, Diamonds with the 4th Panzer Army ² Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with the 1st Panzer Division ³ Knight's Cross with 4th Panzer Division

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