Werner von Bercken

Werner von Bercken
Born	(1897-02-08)8 February 1897
Died	29 February 1976(1976-02-29) (aged 79)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	102nd Infantry Division 558th Volksgrenadier Division
Battles / wars	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

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 March 1915) & 1st Class (7 November 1916)
• Wound Badge (1914) in White (29 December 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 January 1935)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 2nd Class (2 October 1936)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 October 1939) & 1st Class (25 June 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (4 August 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 1 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 102. Infanterie-Division
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 102. Infanterie-Division

References

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.