Maximilian Wengler
Recipient of the Knight's Cross
Died when: 55 years 101 days (663 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Maximilian Wengler (14 January 1890 – 25 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.
Wengler took command of the 83rd Infantry Division on 27 March 1945 in the area of Gotenhafen.The division, after escaping the encirclement of the city, fought its way to Oxhöfter Kämpe and Pillau-Neutief, where Wengler and members of his staff were killed by an aerial bomb on 25 April 1945.
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