Werner Ostendorff

Infobox Military Person
name=Werner Ostendorff
born=birth date|1903|8|15|df=y
died=death date and age|1945|5|4|1903|8|15|df=y


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placeofbirth=Königsberg, East Prussia
placeofdeath=Reservelazarett, Bad Aussee, Austria
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allegiance=flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Waffen-SS
serviceyears=1925-1945
rank=SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS
commands="17. SS-Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen"
"2. SS-Division Das Reich"
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battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (posthumously)
laterwork=

Werner Ostendorff, (born 15 August 1903 in Königsberg; died 4 May 1945 in Bad Aussee) was an SS-Gruppenführer and one of the youngest divisional commanders in the Waffen-SS. Ostendorff was also a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and German Cross in gold.

ummary of SS career

Dates of rank

* Schütze: November 2, 1925
* Offizieranwärter: April 1, 1926
* Gefreiter: August 1, 1927
* Unteroffizier: October 1, 1927
* Fähnrich: August 1, 1928
* Oberfähnrich: August 1, 1929
* Leutnant: June 1, 1930
* Oberleutnant: July 1, 1933
* Obersturmführer: October 1, 1935
* SS-Hauptsturmführer: January 30, 1938
* SS-Sturmbannführer: June 1, 1939
* SS-Obersturmbannführer: December 13, 1940
* SS-Standartenführer: March 1, 1942
* SS-Oberführer: April 20, 1943
* SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS: April 20, 1944
* SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS: December 1, 1944

Notable decorations

* German Cross in Gold (1942)
* Eastern Front Medal (1942)
* Iron Cross Second (1930) and First (1940) Classes
* SS-Honour Ring (?)
* Sudetenland Medal (?)
* Knight's Cross (1941)
* Oak Leaves (1945)
* Pilot's Badge
* General Assault Badge
* Wound Badge

Notes

NSDAP #: 4 691 488 - (Joined 1. May 1937)
SS #: 257 146 - (Joined, 1. October 1935)

References

* Yerger, Mark C. - Waffen-SS Commanders: Army, Corps, and Divisional Leaders, Vol.2 - Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 1999