Werner Ebeling

Werner Ebeling (born 21 November 1913 in Stade, † August 25, 2008 ) was a writer (fiction and military fiction books ) as well as an officer in the Wehrmacht and in the armed forces, most recently with the rank of major general.

Life

After his graduation in 1934 Ebeling joined in 1935 volunteered for a year in the infantry regiment 16 of the Wehrmacht. From 1936 he started at the College of Teacher Education in Kiel study of pedagogy. During this time he participated in several exercises Reserve and attained the rank of lieutenant of the reserve. He started of its being convened with the rank of lieutenant officer's career in the 58th Infantry Division in the 220th Infantry Regiment In March 1941, Ebeling was company commander of the 12th company. In August 1942, he was employed as an aide and in January 1944 he became commander of Grenadier - Regiment 220 In September 1944, Ebeling Commander of Grenadier - Regiment 154 was on May 8, 1945, he was after with the remnants of his regiment by the Hel Peninsula Schleswig- Holstein disembarked and went into British captivity. After the captivity Ebeling worked as a self- employed businessman and 1950 - 1956 in Stade as a teacher. 1956 Ebeling joined as a colonel in the German army. First, he was a teaching group commander in the Infantry School Hammelburg and 1962-1965 Commander of the Panzer Grenadier Brigade 16 From January 1968 until his retirement in 1970, Ebeling, with the rank of major general, commander of the 11th Panzer Grenadier Division in Oldenburg.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939 ) First and Second Class on September 5, 1941 and June 14, 1940
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver on November 13, 1941
  • Ostmedaille on July 31, 1942
  • German Cross in Gold on March 11, 1943
  • Demjanskschild 1943
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army on December 27, 1943
  • Close Combat Clasp in Bronze on 25 February 1944
  • Wound Badge in Black on March 18, 1944
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on April 9, 1944
  • Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross on March 5, 1945
  • Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1970
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