Werner Marcks

Werner Marcks
Werner Marcks
Born	17 July 1896; Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	1st Panzer Division; 20th Panzer Division; 21st Panzer Division; 90th Light Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Uman; Battle of Kiev (1941); North African Campaign; Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive; Vistula-Oder Offensive; Battle of Halbe;
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)^[1]
- 1st Class (22 February 1918)^[1]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (14 September 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (16 October 1939)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold on 11 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant in the I./Schützen-Regiment 64^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 2 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Kampfgruppe Marcks^[3]
- 593rd Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Panzer Division^[4]
Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare

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Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Thomas 1998, p. 59.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 294.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 247.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.

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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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[Thomas_p59-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Thomas 1998, p. 59.

[2] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 294.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 247.

[4] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 1st Panzer Division
Stab	Friedrich Kirchner¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Walter Krüger² (Oak Leaves) Werner Marcks³ (Oak Leaves) Eberhard Thunert
1. Schützen-Brigade	Walter Krüger² (Oak Leaves)
Panzer-Regiment 1	Erwin Bohlken Rolf Fromme Peter-Ekhard Gilow Ernst Philipp⁴ (Oak Leaves) Georg Schäfer Otto Stodieck Hans Strippel (Oak Leaves) Otto Wiesemann
Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 1	Hermann Balck⁵ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Josef-Franz Eckinger (Oak Leaves) Harald Krieg Ernst Loesch Karl Neumeister Alfred Ritz
Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 113	Ernst-Joachim Bradel Georg Feig Karl-Heinrich Fink Heinz Kirchner Werner Pfitzer Wend von Wietersheim⁶ (Oak Leaves & Swords)
(Panzer-) Artillerie-Regiment 73	Rudolf Holste⁷ (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Söth Alfred Wojak
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 37	Hermann Kunz
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 4	Franz Graf von Bellegarde
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 1	Helmut Huppert Hellmut Koehler
Panzerpionier-Bataillon 37	Heinz Fritsch
¹ Oak Leaves and Swords with the LVII.Panzerkorps ² Knight's Cross with 1. Schützen-Brigade, Oak Leaves with the Stab ³ Knight's Cross with Panzer Army Africa ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 8th Army ⁵ Oak Leaves and Swords with the 11th Panzer Division, Diamonds with the 4th Panzer Army. ⁶ Swords with the 11th Panzer Division ⁷ Oak Leaves with the 4. Kavallerie-Brigade

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Werner Marcks
Born	17 July 1896 Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	1st Panzer Division 20th Panzer Division 21st Panzer Division 90th Light Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) North African Campaign Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula-Oder Offensive Battle of Halbe
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves