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.
Milch was born in Wilhelmshaven, the son of Anton Milch, a Jewish pharmacist[1] who served in the Imperial German Navy, and Clara, née Vetter.
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 Friedrich Bergold , for his brother, ex-field marshal Erhard Milch, in the Milch Trial.