Max-Günther Schrank Explained

August Max-Günther Schrank
Birth Date:	19 November 1898
Birth Place:	Rieden am Forggensee, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Death Place:	Grünwald bei München, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance:	Bavaria, Nazi Germany
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1917–45
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	5. Gebirgs-Division
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

August Max-Günther Schrank (19 November 1898 – 22 September 1960) was a German Generalleutnant who commanded the 5. Gebirgs-Division in World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for the Battle of Crete.

Awards

Iron Cross Second (1918) and First (1919) Classes
Clasp to the Iron Cross Second (1939) and First (1939) Classes
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1934)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100^[1]
Bavarian Military Merit Order 4. Class with Swords (1919)

Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
Book: Scherzer , Veit . 2007 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
Book: Thomas . Franz . Wegmann . Günter . 1994 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Gebirgstruppe, Band 2: L-Z . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Mountain Troops Volume 2: L–z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag .