Winrich Behr

Winrich Behr (22 January 1918 – 25 April 2011 ) was a Panzer Captain and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross who was on the intelligence staff of the Sixth Army during the Stalingrad encirclement.

In January 1943 he was sent by Paulus to try to convince Hitler of the hopelessness of winning the war on the Eastern Front; this mission did not succeed.

Quotes

 * "Jodl was someone who acted against better knowledge and conscience and did what Hitler told him."
 * "On the 19 November we had 80 operational tanks. The Russians attacked with 1,200 new T-34 tanks."

Awards

 * Sudetenland Medal with Prager Burg clasp
 * Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 in the DAK
 * General Assault Badge
 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award IV class (1 January 1942)
 * Africa Cuffband (15 January 1943)