Wengler, Maximilian (Generalmajor)
- Date of birth:
- January 14th, 1890 (Roßwein-Döbeln/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 26th, 1945 (Pillau-Neutief/Eastern Prussia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
?: Fähnrich;
August 15th, 1910: Leutnant (Patent: August 15th, 1908);
?: Oberleutnant;
1919: Char. Hauptmann;
1939: Hauptmann der Reserve;
1940: Major der Reserve;
1942: Oberstleutnant der Reserve;
December 1st, 1942: Oberst der Reserve;
March 27th, 1945: Generalmajor der Reserve (RDA, October 1st, 1944).
Career:
September 1st, 1939: Kompanieführer Infanterie Regiment 40;
1940 Infanterie Regiment 40;
1941: Infanterie Regiment 366;
July 5th, 1942: Kommandeur Infanterie Regiment 366.
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Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor der Reserve (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 227. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 21st, 1945
123rd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst der Reserve (Colonel of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 366, 227. Infanterie-Division, Gruppe Sponheimer, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord
- Awarded on:
- February 22nd, 1944
1) Destroying 73 of 105 attacking Soviet tanks during a two day period during their defense of the Narva river at Omuti.
2) Contributing significantly to the crushing of an attempted Soviet naval landing to the west of Narva.
404th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant der Reserve (Lieutenant-colonel of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 366, 227. Infanterie-Division, XXVI. Armee-Korps, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord
- Awarded on:
- October 6th, 1942
1222nd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 29th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1940
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Ritterkreuz des Militär-St.-Heinrichs-Orden
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 23rd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
- Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
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