Werner Ranck

Werner Ranck
Werner Ranck
Born	25 October 1904; Hamburg
Died	7 December 1989 (aged 85); Hamburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1924–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	121st Infantry Division; 218th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Courland Pocket

Werner Ranck (25 October 1904 – 7 December 1989) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by for successful military leadership.

Ranck surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 March 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Theodor Busse	Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 1 August 1944 – 30 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Ottomar Hansen
Preceded by Generalmajor Ingo von Collani	Commander of 218. Infanterie-Division 1 May 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

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