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~SOLD~ MATZKY Gerhard
General der Infanterie
Matzky, Gerhard
* 19.03.1894 Küstrin/Brandenburg
+ 09.06.1983 Bad Godesberg
Awarded Knights: 05.04.1944
as: Generalleutnant Kommandeur 21.InfDiv
Served in the Bundeswehr: Von 01.04.1957 bis 29.02.1960
Zuletzt: Generalleutnant
Gerhard Matzky resigned after graduating from high school in Breslau on March 26, 1912 as a cadet in the Royal Prussian Army. He came here for 4 Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 63 in Opole. In this regiment of the officer's son was promoted after attending the military school Neisse on 18 August 1913, Lieutenant. The patent was thereby dated 19 August 1911. After a command as a teaching officer at the NCO School in Treptow he experienced from August 1914 1st World War on the Eastern and Western Front as a platoon leader, company commander and aide in its 4th Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 63 In this case, it was already up 1915 awarded both the Iron cross. On 5 October 1916 he was promoted to first lieutenant. He was wounded several times during the war, which was reflected in the award of the Wounded Badge in silver. During the war he next two Iron Crosses and other awards were presented. After the war he belonged first to the Border Patrol East in Silesia, until it was taken over as a first lieutenant in the Imperial Army. He came in the transition army in the spring of 1920 Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 15 In the formation of the 100,000 man army of the Reichswehr, he was taken in the 7th Infantry Regiment (Preuß.). In 1921 he passed his military district test (aptitude test for general staff training). On 1 October 1921 he was transferred as Eskadronoffizier to 4 (Preuß.) Cavalry Regiment. At the same time he began his two-year leader assistants training with the staff of the 3rd Division of the Reichswehr in Berlin. Budget default, he was in the second year of his training to the 4th Artillery Regiment. Then he was promoted on 1 November 1923, Captain. In the spring of 1924 he was part of the fourth battery of 4 Artillery Regiment in Bautzen. Then he was transferred in 1924/25 for three years in the General Staff of the Group Command 2 to Kassel. In 1928 he was transferred to the Ministry of Defense (RWM) to Berlin. He was now nearly two years in the League of Nations department (Army Group) was used (VH). He was involved in the Geneva disarmament negotiations. On 1 October 1929 he began then with the Reihardt courses in Berlin, which can be seen as the third year of leader agents formation. Budget default, he was transferred simultaneously in the regimental staff of 3 (Preuß.) Cavalry Regiment to Rathenow. Then he was appointed chief of the 3rd Company of the 2nd (Prussian) Infantry Regiment in Ortelsburg on 1 October 1930. As such, he was promoted on February 1, 1932 to Major. As such, he was then put in back in the RWM. He was initially employed in the Army Organization Department (T 2) from Truppenamt (TA). Later he joined the Wehrmacht Department of the Prime Minister Office. In April 1934, he was then placed in the Staff of the 7th Division of the Reichswehr in Munich. He was then employed as first general staff officer (Ia). Even with the expansion of the Reichswehr into the Wehrmacht he was further used as such. On 1 October 1934 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. The expansion of the Reichswehr into the Wehrmacht, he was then appointed by the Military District VII Commander of the Ia. The unmasking of the bar, he was appointed by the General Command Ia VII Corps in Munich in spring 1935. On October 1, 1935, he was then in command of the Wehrmacht Academy for one year for the first course. On October 6, 1936, he was appointed first General Staff Officer (Ia) from group 1 command in Berlin. There he was promoted to colonel on April 1, 1937. From September 1938 to December 1940 he served as military attaché at the German embassy in Tokyo. After his return he was appointed in the Army General Staff on January 5, 1941 Oberquartiermeister IV (OQU IV). As such, he was promoted on April 20, 1941 to Major General. The rank seniority was thereby established on 1 April 1941. In his role he had under his inter alia, the departments of Foreign Armies West, Foreign Armies East and the Attaché Department. In November 1942, he was then placed in the leaders reserve. On 10 January 1943 he was appointed commander of the 21st Infantry Division. On April 20, 1943, the transport was followed to lieutenant general. The rank seniority was thereby set to 1 April 1943. Meanwhile, both clasps him have already been awarded to his Iron Crosses. From October 1943 to December 1943 he handed over his command to represent Colonel Lammey, took it but then again. On 28 March 1944 he was XXVIII with the guidance from the General Command. Army Corps commissioned. On April 5, 1944 him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for his previous performance as a division commander. On 11 April 1944, he was mentioned by name in the Wehrmacht report: "South Pleskau attacked the Soviets yesterday again since March 31, 1944 here have German troops under the command of General of Artillery hole and under the leadership of Lieutenant General Matzky the breakthrough experiments far. defeated a superior enemy infantry and tank units and the enemy of high human and material losses inflicted. "On 28 May 1944 he was the tour of the XXVIII. Army Corps again and was transferred to the reserve leader. On July 6, 1944, he was XXVI with the guidance from the General Command. Army Corps commissioned. On 1 September 1944 he was promoted to General of the Infantry. He was now the Commanding General of the XXVI. Army Corps appointed. In April 1945 he took over then as Commanding General of the General Command of the LV. Army Corps in pillau. He was so appointed on 12 April 1945 also for fortress commander pillau. When the war ended, he managed to escape from Soviet captivity, where he arrived on pillau to Schleswig-Holstein. There he fell into Allied hands west, from which he was released early in 1948.
Initially, he then worked as a bookseller and writer. In October 1950, he then began a political career. 1951 was appointed as Deputy Director General, as the Federal Inspector (BGS) to build with. He was appointed in 1952 commander of Border Guard West. In 1956 he joined the German Army and took over as Lieutenant General later as Commanding General of the First Corps in Münster. On February 29, 1960, he was adopted into retirement. He was awarded with Star of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Great Cross of Merit. After that, he was active volunteer in the German Red Cross (DRK). He was from May 1965 to 1978 as the successor of General retired colonel Hans von Salmuth Chairman of the Association of German soldiers.
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