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Matthis, Werner

Date of birth:
June 22nd, 1899 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
August 12th, 1983
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Oberstleutnant;
December 1st, 1942: Oberst (RDA: 73a-).

Career:
June 19th, 1917: entering service;
September 1st, 1939: Chef, 14. (Panzerabwehr) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 51;
June 10th, 1940: Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 547;
July 17th, 1940: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 318;
December 16th, 1940: Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 233;
May 15th, 1942: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 235;
September 1st, 1942: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 428;
July 25th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH (Wehrkreis VIII).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 428, 129. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1943

He is written in Patzwall / Scherzer as Matthis, Dr., Werner
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 428, 129. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 22nd, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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