Walther Wenck
Wehrmacht general
Died when: 81 years 225 days (979 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Walther Wenck (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈvɛŋk]) (18 September 1900 – 1 May 1982) was a German officer and industrialist.He was the youngest General of the branch (General der Truppengattung) in the German Army and a staff officer during World War II.
At the end of the war, he commanded the German Twelfth Army that took part in the Battle of Berlin.
Wenck left the military after surrendering to the Allies.He was asked to become Inspector General of the Bundeswehr as West Germany was re-arming in 1957, but declined to take the post when conditions he set were not met, such as the Inspector General being the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, not just an administrative leader.
Historians consider Wenck a capable commander and a brilliant improviser, although incapable of the impossible task he was given of saving Berlin in 1945.
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