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Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Maximilian Wengler


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Born
  
14 January 1890 Roswein (
1890-01-14
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Generalmajor of the Reserves

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Died
  
April 25, 1945, Baltiysk, Russia

Years of service
  
1909–19, 1939–45

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

Commands held
  
227th Infantry Division

Maximilian wengler


Maximilian Wengler (14 January 1890 – 25 April 1945) was a German a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

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Wengler took command of the 83rd Infantry Division on 27 March 1945 in the area of Gotenhafen. The division, after escaping the encirclement of the city, fought its way to Oxhöfter Kämpe and Pillau-Neutief, where Wengler and members of his staff were killed by an aerial bomb on 25 April 1945.

Awards

  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
  • Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
  • Military Order of St. Henry (Knights Cross, 15 October 1914)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 May 1940) & 1st Class (29 December 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 6 October 1942 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 366
  • Oak Leaves on 22 February 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 366.
  • Swords on 21 January 1945 as Generalmajor of the Reserves and commander of the 227. Infanterie-Division

    • References

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