Werner Kienitz

Werner Kienitz
Born	3 June 1885 Hamburg
Died	31 December 1959(1959-12-31) (aged 74) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	24. Infanterie-Division XVII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Kienitz (3 June 1885 – 31 December 1959) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XVII. Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Werner Kienitz was captured in 1945 by British troops and was released in 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Swords
• Cross of Honor
• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Silver (22 April 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1941 as General der Infanterie and commander of XVII. Armeekorps
• Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class
• Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 3rd class with Swords
• Hesse Bravery Medal
• Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with war decoration (Austria-Hungary)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• specialcamp11

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 24. Infanterie-Division 15 October 1935 – 1 April 1938	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Sigisimund von Förster
Preceded by None	Commander of XVII. Armeekorps 1 April 1938 – 23 January 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Karl-Adolf Hollidt