Gerhard Matzky

Gerhard Matzky
Born19 March 1894
Küstrin, Prussia
Died9 June 1983(1983-06-09) (aged 89)
Bad Godesberg, Germany
Military career
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
West Germany
Branch
Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
German Army (Wehrmacht)
Bundeswehr
Service years
1912–1945
1956–1960
Rank
General der Infanterie
Generalleutnant
Commands21st Infantry Division
XXVIII Army Corps
XXVI Army Corps
Conflicts
AwardsOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other workBundeswehr
Chairman of the Association of German soldiers

Gerhard Matzky (19 March 1894 – 9 June 1983) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Matzky joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and served until 1960.

Matzky was born in 1894 and entered the Royal Prussian Army in 1912. He fought in World War I and was an Oberleutnant in Infantry Regiment 63 at the end of the war. He remained in the Reichswehr as a career officer. As an Oberst, he was the German military attaché to Japan from 1938 to 1940. He was posted to the staff of OKH until January 1943, when he became commander of the 21st Infantry Division. He next led the XXVIII Army Corps in March 1944 and the XXVI Army Corps from July 1944 until Germany's surrender in May 1945.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Webb 2024, pp. 293–294.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 138.
  3. 1 2 3 Webb 2024, p. 294.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 249.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Webb, James Jack (2024). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. 2: H–O. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-952-71517-4.