Werner von Bercken | |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1897 |
Death Place: | Röttgen ----> |
Branch: | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank: | Generalleutnant |
Commands: | 102nd Infantry Division 558th Volksgrenadier Division |
Battles: | World War I----World War II |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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.
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