Generalleutnant Werner Anton Born: 03 Apr 1895 in Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen) Died: 12 Sep 1948 in Wolfsburg (Fatal Accident) Promotions:
F�hnrich (01 Dec 1914); Leutnant (05 Mar 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant (14 Feb 1921); Polizei-Leutnant (03 May 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (02 Sep 1921); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Sep 1929); Polizei-Major (09 Nov 1933); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1944) Career:
Fahnenjunker, later Platoon-Leader in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1914-18 May 1915)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (19 May 1915-04 Sep 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (04 Sep 1916-29 May 1917)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (30 May 1917-10 Aug 1917)
Platoon and Company Leader in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (11 Aug 1917-03 Oct 1917)
Observer-training with the 6th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (04 Oct 1917-19 Jan 1918)
Observer-Training in J�terbog (20 Jan 1918-09 May 1918)
Observer with the Flying-Battalion A 212 (10 May 1918-06 Dec 1918)
With the Air-Base at Gro�enheim (07 Dec 1918-24 Feb 1919)
With the 2nd Border-J�ger-Battalion (25 Feb 1919-19 Apr 1920)
Retired from Army Service (19 Apr 1920)
Accepted into the Police and Leader of the IV. Motorised-Platoon of the Saxon State-Police, Zittau (03 May 1920-30 Sep 1922)
Leader of the Motorised-Alarm-Unit �Zittau� (01 Oct 1922-30 Jun 1928)
2nd Motorised-Officer in the Police-Presidency at Leipzig (01 Jul 1928-31 Jan 1930)
Advisor with the Director of Motorised-Affairs in the Police-Presidency at Dresden (01 Feb 1930-15 Oct 1933)
Director of the Police-Motor-Transport-School and Advisor for Motor-Transport-Affairs in the Saxon Interior Ministry (10 Jan 1935-31 Jul 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe and Staff-Officer for Motor-Transport in the Staff of the Air-District-Command III, Dresden (01 Aug 1935-30 Apr 1937)
Detached to the 10th Flak-Regiment for Training as a Battery-Chief (01 May 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Battery-Chief in the 43rd Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-31 Jul 1938)
Commander of the 94th Light-Flak-Battalion, Krems (01 Aug 1938-31 May 1939)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 7th Flak-Regiment (01 Jun 1939-29 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 13th Flak-Regiment (30 Oct 1939-11 Apr 1941)
Commander of Flak-Brigade III (12 Apr 1941-31 May 1942)
Commander of Flak-Brigade XV (01 Jun 1942-15 Nov 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 6th Flak-Division (16 Nov 1942-17 Mar 1943)
Commander of the 6th Flak-Division (18 Mar 1943-10 May 1945)
In Captivity then Interned (11 May 1945-12 Sep 1948)
Died (12 Sep 1948)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (1221): am 09.06.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur 6. Flak-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (1/198): am 29.04.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur 6. Flak-Division
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. S�chs. Milit�r St. Heinrichs-Ordens: 20.11.1916
- 1914 EK I: 22.08.1918
- 1914 EK II: 04.02.1915
- Anhaltischer Hausorden Albrecht des B�ren Ritterkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern: 19.02.1916
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen: 08.08.1917
- �Ehrenbecher f�r dem Sieger in Luftkampf�: 03.07.1918
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse: 22.08.1939
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Flakkampfabzeichen: 12.09.1942
- Kommandeurkreuz des Kgl. Rum�n. Ordens des Stern mit Schwertern
- Wehrmachtbericht: 30.10.1944
- �rmelband �Kurland
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