Werner Hühner

Werner Hühner
Werner Hühner
Born	13 August 1886
Died	19 February 1966 (aged 79)
Allegiance	Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	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 armed forces of 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