Max Bork
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Max Hermann Bork
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| Born | 1 January 1899 Lasdehnen, East Prussia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hollern-Twielenfleth |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1916–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 47. Volksgrenadier-Division XIII. Armeekorps Korps "Bork" |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Max Hermann Bork (1 January 1899 – 4 July 1973) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (30 October 1917)
- 1st Class (31 January 1921)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (29 March 1919)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Anschluss Medal
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
- Memel Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (31 October 1939)
- 1st Class (31 May 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal (20 July 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 16 August 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab of the LIII. Armeekorps[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Generalleutnant and commanding general of Korps "Bork"[2][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ Max Bork's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 13 April 1945 via the Reichsführer-SS. Major Joachim Domaschk requested the explanatory statement from the Commander-in-Chief of AOK 1 via teleprinter message on 14 April 1945. He renewed his request on 5 May 1945. Domasck noted this in the book of "awarded Knight Crosses". In parallel the HPA received a second nomination by the troop, approved by all intermittent commanding officers, on 28 April 1945. This nomination apparently never made it to Major Domaschk. Both nominations by the troop fail to indicate further evidence that the nomination was processed or approved. The presentation date is an assumption of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Bork was a member of the AKCR.[3]
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External links
- Max Bork @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
- World War 2 Awards.com
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| Preceded by
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Commander of 47. Volksgrenadier-Division 18 September 1944 - February 1945 |
Succeeded by Colonel von Grundherr |
| Preceded by
Generalleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola
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Commander of XIII. Armeekorps 31 March 1945 – 15 April 1945 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walther Hahm |
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Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Krasnoznamensky District
- People from East Prussia
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- Reichswehr personnel
