Werner Sanne

Werner Otto Sanne
Born	5 April 1889 Berlin
Died	Krasnopol Prison Camp
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1908–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	34. Infanterie-Division 100. Jäger Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Trefoil 1st Class

Werner Otto Sanne (5 April 1889  – 26 September 1952) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Werner Sanne was captured by Soviet troops in 1943 after the surrender of German forces at Stalingrad. He died in 1952 at Krasnopol Prison Camp.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (19 December 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 February 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 100. Infanterie-Division

See also

• List of officers and commanders in the Battle of Stalingrad

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of the 100. leichte Infanterie-Division 10 October 1940 – 6 July 1942	Succeeded by renamed to 100. Jäger-Division
Preceded by formerly 100. leichte Infanterie-Division	Commander of the 100. Jäger-Division 6 July 1942 – 31 January 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Willibald Utz