Werner Milch
Dr. jur. Werner Milch | |
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 Werner Milch, back to camera, confers with his brother and client Erhard Milch, during the latter's trial at Nuernberg. | |
| Born | 15 November 1903 |
| Died | 17 November 1984 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Relatives | Erhard Milch (brother) |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner Milch (15 November 1903 – 17 November 1984) was a German lawyer.
During World War II, he served in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
After the war, he acted as co-counsel, alongside , for his brother, ex-field marshal Erhard Milch, in the Milch Trial.
World War II awards[]
- German Cross in Gold on 15 April 1944 as Hauptmann in the Stab II./Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 2[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 January 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Lehr- und Ausbildungs-Battalion[2]
References[]
- (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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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