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Werner von Bercken

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Years of service
  
1914–45

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


Name
  
Werner Bercken

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
8 February 1897 Oppeln (
1897-02-08
)

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

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Annexation of Czechoslovakia Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Lublin–Brest Offensive East Prussian Offensive Heiligenbeil Pocket

Died
  
February 29, 1976, Bonn, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland

Commands held
  
Infanterie-Regiment „von Manstein“ (Schleswigsches) Nr. 84, 102nd Infantry Division

Werner von Bercken (8 February 1897 – 29 February 1976) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Bercken surrendered to the Red Army on 28 April 1945 in the Vistula Spit. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 10 October 1955.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 March 1915) & 1st Class (7 November 1916)
  • Wound Badge (1914) in White (29 December 1918)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 January 1935)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 2nd Class (2 October 1936)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 October 1939) & 1st Class (25 June 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (4 August 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 1 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 102. Infanterie-Division
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 102. Infanterie-Division

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