Werner Hühner

Werner Hühner
Born	13 August 1886
Died	19 February 1966(1966-02-19) (aged 79)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	8th Panzer Division 61st Infantry Division 416th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Hühner (13 August 1886 – 10 February 1966) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 April 1943 as generalleutnant and commander of 61st Infantry Division ^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Erich Brandenberger	Commander of 8th Panzer Division 8 December 1941 – 28 January 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Erich Brandenberger
Preceded by Generalmajor Franz Scheidies	Commander of 61st Infantry Division 7 April 1942 – 1 February 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Günther Krappe
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Brabänder	Commander of 416th Infantry Division 1 June 1943 – 1 July 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Kurt Pflieger

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 61st Infantry Division
Staff	Siegfried Haenicke (Pour le Mérite) Werner Hühner Günther Krappe
Units	Walter Melzer¹ (Oak Leaves) Gottfried Weber³ (Oak Leaves)
¹ Oak Leaves with the 252nd Infantry Division. ³ Oak Leaves with the 12th Luftwaffe Field Division

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