Gerhard Matzky

Gerhard Matzky
Born	19 March 1894
Died	9 June 1983(1983-06-09) (aged 89)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Rank	General of the Infantry (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	21st Infantry Division XXVIII Army Corps XXVI. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Matzky (19 March 1894 – 9 June 1983) was a German general in the Wehrmacht 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.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 21. Infanterie-Division^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (11 April 1944)
Grand Merit Cross with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany (April 1967); previously Cross of Merit (1960)

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.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Sponheimer	Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division 10 January 1943 - 1 October 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Hubertus Lamey
Preceded by Oberst Hubertus Lamey	Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division December 1943 - 1 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Franz Sensfuß
Preceded by General der Artillerie Hebert Loch	Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 28 March 1944 - 20 May 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hans Gollnick
Preceded by General der Infanterie Anton Grasser	Commander of XXVI. Armeekorps 6 July 1944 - Surrender	Succeeded by none

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 21st Infantry Division

Staff	Hermann Foertsch Heinrich Götz (Oak Leaves) Gerhard Matzky Otto Sponheimer

Units	Karl Arning Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs Wilhelm Beuttel Hans-Joachim Kappis (Oak Leaves) Helmut Kroeg Karl Radermacher Franz Rogalski (Oak Leaves) Erich Rudnick Herbert Schwender (Oak Leaves)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 263812873 GND: 1026277876

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