Generalleutnant Werner von Bercken Born: 08 Feb 1897 in Oppeln, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 29 Feb 1976 in R�ttgen by Bonn Promotions:
F�hnrich (10 Aug 1914); Leutnant (02 Oct 1914); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1944); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Aug 1914)
F�hnrich in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-29 Sep 1914)
Taken ill, in Reserve-Hospital in Bayreuth (29 Sep 1914-06 Dec 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (06 Dec 1914-11 Nov 1915)
Detached to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 9th Infantry-Division, Briely (28 Jun 1915-11 Nov 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (11 Nov 1915-16 Mar 1916)
Gas-poisoning (16 Mar 1916-15 Jun 1916)
Adjutant and Court-Officer of the II. Battalion of the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (15 Jun 1916-25 Oct 1916)
Wounded, in hospital in Longuyon (25 Oct 1916-02 Apr 1917)
Detached to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 9th Infantry-Division (01 Mar 1917-02 Apr 1917)
Leader of the Great Baggage Train and Court-Officer of the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (02 Apr 1917-30 Apr 1918)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (30 Apr 1918-01 Aug 1918)
In Reserve-Hospital 5 with Gas-Poisoning (01 Aug 1918-29 Oct 1918)
Detached to the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Warthelager (15 Oct 1918-29 Oct 1918)
Platoon and Company Leader in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (29 Oct 1918-09 Jul 1919)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 57th Reichswehr-Rifle-regiment (09 Jul 1919-11 Feb 1920)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (11 Feb 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Company-Officer in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Mar 1926)
Detached for Training as Transport and Equipment Instruction with the 3rd Transport-battalion (30 Jan 1922-25 Mar 1922)
Detached to Battle School Course D�beritz (20 Oct 1925-28 Nov 1925)
Supervision-Officer at the Infantry School (01 Mar 1926-30 Sep 1927)
Command lifted at the Infantry-School (30 Sep 1927)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Detached to the 21st Course for Physical-Training in W�nsdorf (11 Jun 1929-30 Aug 1929)
Welfare-Officer with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Company-Leader in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Apr 1931)
Company-Chief in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Frankfurt/Oder (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 68th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 50th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-15 Dec 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH and simultaneously held a Command at the Infantry-School, Teaching-Battalion II, as Course-Commander (15 Dec 1939-01 Mar 1940)
Commander of Course II at the Instruction-Battalion II at the Infantry School (01 Mar 1940-09 Sep 1940)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 7th Infantry-Regiment, later the I. Battalion (09 Sep 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 509th Infantry-Regiment (15 Nov 1940-01 Dec 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Dec 1941-23 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 84th Infantry-Regiment (23 Dec 1941-11 Aug 1942)
Taken ill (15 May 1942-03 Aug 1942)
Taken ill, in Hospital (11 Aug 1942-17 Aug 1942)
Commander of the 84th Infantry-Regiment (17 Aug 1942-10 Nov 1943)
Detached to the 8th Division Leaders Course (16 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 102nd Infantry-Division (10 Nov 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Commander of the 102nd Infantry-Division (01 Feb 1944-05 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 558th Volksgrenadier-Division (05 Apr 1945-28 Apr 1945)
Captured by the Soviets on the Vistula Spit, and subsequently a POW (28 Apr 1945-10 Oct 1955)
Released (10 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- - Ritterkreuz (3899): am 23.10.1944 als Generalleutnant und Komm. 102. Infanteriedivision/ Kavallerie-Korps/ 2. Armee/ Heeresgruppe A (Mitte)
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (579/23): am 01.06.1944 als Generalmajor und Komm. 102. Infanteriedivision/ XX Armeekorps/ 2. Armee (9. Armee)/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- - 1939 EK I �S-: 25.06.1941
- - 1939 EK II �S-: 24.10.1939
- - 1914 EK I: 07.11.1916
- - 1914 EK II: 12.03.1915
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber: 29.12.1918
- - Schlesischer Adler-Orden???
- - Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 01.01.1935
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung II Klasse: 02.10.1936
- - Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- - Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen???
- - Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 04.08.1942
- - Nennung im Wehrmachtsbericht: 10.12.1943
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