Werner von Bercken explained

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.

Awards and decorations

References

Bibliography

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

  1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 398.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 36.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 110.