Gerhard Matzky
Gerhard Matzky | |
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Born | 19 March 1894 Küstrin, Prussia |
Died | 9 June 1983(1983-06-09) (aged 89) Bad Godesberg, Germany |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) Bundeswehr |
Rank | General of the Infantry (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Commands | 21st Infantry Division XXVIII Army Corps XXVI. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerhard Matzky (19 March 1894 – 9 June 1983) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Matzky joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and served until 1960.
As a colonel, he was the German military attaché to Japan from 1938 to 1940.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 21. Infanterie-Division[1]
- Grand Merit Cross with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany (April 1967); previously Cross of Merit (1960)[citation needed]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 249.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by ??? | German Military Attaché to Japan 15 September 1938 – 30 November 1940 | Succeeded by Oberst Alfred Kretschmer |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Sponheimer | Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division 10 January 1943 - 1 October 1943 | Succeeded by Oberst Hubertus Lamey |
Preceded by Oberst Hubertus Lamey | Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division December 1943 - 1 March 1944 | Succeeded by Generalmajor Franz Sensfuß |
Preceded by General der Artillerie Herbert Loch | Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 28 March 1944 - 20 May 1944 | Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hans Gollnick |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Anton Grasser | Commander of XXVI. Armeekorps 6 July 1944 - Surrender | Succeeded by none |