Werner Marcks

Werner Marcks (born July 17, 1896 in Magdeburg , † July 28, 1967 in Wedel ) was a German officer , last lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Marcks served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr and served in various units. During World War II he was in command of the 20th Panzer Division , the 1st Panzer Division , the 6th Panzer Division and the 21st Panzer Division .

In October 1955 he was released from prisoner-of-war camp 5110/48 Woikowo .

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
German cross in gold on December 11, 1941
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on February 2, 1942
- Oak leaves on September 21, 1944 (593rd award)

Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

↑ Manfred Zeidler: Stalin Justice contra Nazi crimes. The war crimes trials against German prisoners of war in the USSR from 1943 to 1952. State of knowledge and research problems. Hannah Arendt Institute for Research on Totalitarianism, Dresden 1996. ISBN 3-931648-08-7 , p. 70 "Returning transport list from October 1955 with those released from the general camp Vojkovo."
↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 75, 247 .

personal data
SURNAME	Marcks, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	July 17, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH	Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH	July 28, 1967
Place of death	frond