Werner Marcks
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| Werner Marcks | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 July 1896 Magdeburg |
| Died |
28 July 1967 (aged 71) Wedel |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914 – 1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held |
1st Panzer Division 20th Panzer Division 21st Panzer Division 90th Light Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Werner Marcks (17 July 1896 – 28 July 1967) was a German general who commanded several panzer divisions during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (28 May 1915)
- 1st Class (22 February 1918)
- Cross of Honor in 1934
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (14 September 1939)
- 1st Class (16 October 1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (11 December 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 2 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Kampfgruppe Marcks[1]
- 593rd Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Panzer Division[2]
- Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Alman, Karl (1998). Ritterkreuzträger des Afrikakorps [Knight's Cross Bearers of the Afrika Korps] (in German). Rastatt, Germany: VPM Verlagsunion Pabel Moewig. ISBN 978-3-8118-1457-8.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Generalleutnant Mortimer von Kessel |
Commander of 20. Panzer Division 1 January 1944 – 1 February 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Mortimer von Kessel |
| Preceded by Generalmajor Richard Koll |
Commander of 1. Panzer Division 19 February 1944 – 25 September 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Eberhard Thunert |
| Preceded by Oberst Helmut Zollenkopf |
Commander of 21. Panzer Division 12 February 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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