Werner Kienitz

Werner Kienitz
Werner Kienitz
Born	3 June 1885
Died	31 December 1959 (aged 74)
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	24th Infantry Division; XVII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Kienitz (3 June 1885 – 31 December 1959) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XVII. Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards[]

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1941 as General der Infanterie and commander of XVII. Armeekorps^[1]

(2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 24. Infanterie-Division 15 October 1935 – 1 April 1938	Succeeded by Generalleutnant
Preceded by None	Commander of XVII. Armeekorps 1 April 1938 – 23 January 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Karl-Adolf Hollidt