Years of service 1924–45 | Name Werner Ranck Service/branch German Army | |
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Battles/wars World War IIInvasion of PolandSiege of Warsaw (1939)Battle of FranceBattle of DunkirkOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradCourland Pocket Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Siege of Warsaw Commands held | ||
Werner Ranck (25 October 1904 – 7 December 1989) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by for successful military leadership.
Ranck surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
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