Hitler Parody Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Wenck ordered his army to surrender to forces of the United States in order to avoid capture by the Soviets. When Wenck realized that he would not be able to reach Berlin, he developed a plan for moving his army to the forest of Halbe.
Steiner was to attack Zhukov with his Army Detachment Steiner.
Wenck's army, only recently formed, did make a sudden turn around and, in the general confusion, surprised the Russians surrounding the German capital with an unexpected attack. Meanwhile, the XLI Panzer Corps under General Rudolf Holste would attack the Soviets from the north. It’s not about Berlin any more, it’s not about the Reich any more.” Despite the systematic attacks on retreat routes, Wenck sent his troops, surviving units of the 9th Army, and many civilians into the territories occupied by the U.S. Army across the Elbe. The forces of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev's 1st Ukrainian Front were encircling Berlin from the south. Thirdly of the location of the Ninth Army.
Together, they would attack the Soviets encircling Berlin from the west and from the south. Approximately 1200 German tanks attacked Soviet positions in Pomerania. Secondly of time intended to attack. There he planned to link up with the remnants of the Ninth Army, Hellmuth Reymann's "Army Group Spree," and the Potsdam garrison. In 1982, Wenck died in a car accident in Bad Rothenfelde. This was particularly true of XX Corps which had been able to establish temporary contact with the Potsdam garrison. Arriving at the furthest point of his attack, Wenck radioed the message: "Hurry up, we are waiting for you."
His main weapon is his MP40 with his camera. Aware of the hopelessness of his position, Wenck realized that Soviet captivity was imminent. He was also promoted to major general in 1942. During the invasion of Poland, Wenck was awarded the Iron Cross of the 2nd Class, and two weeks later he received the Iron Cross of the 1st Class. Walter Wenck was born on September 18, 1900 in Wittenberg, Province of Saxony, German Empire.
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Wenck also wanted to provide an escape route for as many citizens of Berlin as possible. Whether or not he will make the film is unknown, though given his dormancy (and implied retirement) as of this writing, this is not the case. This operation was one of the last tank offensive operations of the Third Reich on the Eastern Front. Are you certain this article is inappropriate?
He was released in 1947. In addition, Wenck planned to provide escape routes for as many Berliners as possible. Wenck was one of the last to cross the river. Top-undername-people Wenck, Walther, born 18-09-1900 in Wittenberg, to army officer Maximilian Wenck, was the youngest General in the German Army during World War II. At the end of the war, he commanded the German Twelfth Army. Political / Social. Walther Wenck (18 September 1900 – 1 May 1982) was the youngest general in the German Army and a highly experienced staff officer during World War II.
He was known during the war as "The Boy General".[1]. With General Felix Steiner commanding the 11th SS Panzer Army, this was one of the last major German tank offensives of the war. Initially, the operation was planned as an offensive in order to liberate the town of Küstrin and stop the encirclement of the advancing Soviet forces. Wenck was ordered to disengage the Americans to his west and, attacking to the east, link up with the Ninth Army of Colonel General (Generaloberst) Theodor Busse. Similar to Felix Steiner and Karl Dönitz, Wenck does not also appear in Downfall and is also only mentioned by Hitler, Krebs and Weidling. Despite the attacks on his escape path, Wenck brought his own army, remnants of the Ninth Army, and many civilian refugees safely across the Elbe and into territory occupied by the U.S. Army. Hitler once sent him to kill Fegelein but this ended up in failure. Secondly, Twelfth Army therefore unable to continue attack on Berlin. On April 10, 1945 Wenck, as the commander of the 12th Army located west of Berlin, had an order to defend Berlin from the attacking Allied forces on the western front. He also stole the bunker's electricity in order to charge his camera, making Hitler mad about him.
He also said that support of the 9th Army should not be expected and further movement towards Berlin was impossible.
Wenck was born in Wittenberg, Germany. Movie Material: Tommy Prince Was so Effective, Germans Believed he Was an Evil Spirit, “Holy Grail” Was Discovered in 2015 with $17 Billion Cargo, USS Orleck: The WW2 Ship Has to Move But Who Wants Her, German Flagship SMS Scharnhorst Found off Falkland Islands, Being a Footsoldier in Ancient Battles; A Frontline View of Victory, USS Nevada Found Off Coast Of Pearl Harbour, The 12 Top Secret Military Operations in History. During the 1950s, Wenck worked as the managing director of Dr. C. Otto & Comp., a producer of industrial ovens, and in the 1960s as the director of the Diehl Group, an arms manufacturer.[4]. On the night of April 29-30, 1945, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel received several messages from Adolf Hitler. After Felix Steiner declined to attack the Red Army formations closing in on the city - thus managing to REALLY piss Hitler off, bringing about the classical three-minute rant - Wenck's army was Berlin's last hope.
The Unterganger Godfrey Raphael has begun claiming to be Walther Wenck reborn, and continues to stress that his name still doesn't mean fine.
On the night of April 28, Wenck told the High Command of the Ground Forces that the troops of his 12th Army and the troops of the 20th Army Corps were forced to retreat along the whole front. On April 27, the Red Army closed the ring around Berlin, thereby cutting it off from the rest of Germany. From 1960, Wenck was the general director of the Diehl Group in Nuremberg, which was engaged in the manufacture of weapons and military equipment for the Bundeswehr. Top 5 Weird WW2 German Prototypes That Actually Flew - Duration: 23:50. On 28 April, German General and Chief of Staff Hans Krebs, made his last telephone call from the Führerbunker. On March 1, 1939, Wenck had worked his way up to the rank of major and joined the ranks of the 1st Panzer Division. Walther Wenck- The 'Fine' Rebellion Trailer. 1 May 1982 (aged 81)Bad Rothenfelde, West Germany, His name being replaced by "fine" having a song after he helped 250,000 refugees escape from Berlin. Neither Busse nor Holste made much progress towards Berlin. In 1911, he entered the cadet corps of the Prussian army in Naumburg, and in 1918 at the secondary military school in Groß-Lichterfeld. Instead, he requested that his "army" be allowed to retreat to avoid its own encirclement and annihilation. Wenck’s 12th Army launched an attack on the Red Army units surrounding Berlin. Even though he was reprimanded for using informal language, Hitler commended the "liveliness" of his report. Read another story from us: Did Nazi Germany Ever Stand a Chance of Winning WW2? Article Id: After the refugees and troops crossed the Elbe, on May 7 Wenck surrendered to the Americans. Sexual Content In 1940, Wenck was promoted to the rank of colonel for the rapid seizure of the city of Belfort. Translation: "Wenck will support it with the 12th Army". On April 21, 1945, Hitler ordered SS General Felix Steiner to attack Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov’s positions on the 1st Belorussian Front. On 22 April, as Steiner and Army Detachment Steiner retreated, Wenck's Twelfth Army became Hitler's last hope to save Berlin. In 1944, he became the chief of staff of Army Group South Ukraine. From February 15, 1945, at the request of Heinz Guderian, Wenck took command of the troops involved in Operation Solstice. Generals Holste and Busse failed to make significant progress towards Berlin. Crowd sourced content that is contributed to World Heritage Encyclopedia is peer reviewed and edited by our editorial staff to ensure quality scholarly research articles. According to the plan, they were to attack the Soviet troops from the south and west. Unfortunately for the Germans in Berlin, much of Holste's forces consisted of transfers from Steiner's depleted units.
Haigs Recommended for you At that time, the 41st Tank Corps under the command of General Rudolf Holste had the task of attacking the Soviets from the north. However, due to the work of Soviet intelligence, limited time, and hasty planning, Operation Solstice ended with a German defeat. In 1911, he entered the cadet corps of the Prussian army in Naumburg, and in 1918 at the secondary military school in Groß-Lichterfeld.
In 1947 he was released, and in September 1948 he began working as a manager in the company Hubert Schulte GmbH. Despite the attacks on his escape path, Wenck brought his own army, remnants of the Ninth Army, and many civilian refugees safely across the Elbe and into territory occupied by the U.S. Army. WHEBN0000940277 In 1943, Wenck received the post of Chief of Staff of the 6th Army, which he combined with the post of Chief of Staff of the 1st Panzer Division. Contrary to a popular belief held by Untergangers, Wenck's name has nothing to do with 'fine' or 'wanck', or "think" in a few parodies.
By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thirdly, bulk of Ninth Army surrounded. A few days later, he was buried in his hometown of Bad Rothenfelde in Lower Saxony.
Wenck stayed on the Eastern Front and, from 1942 to 1943, he was Chief of Staff of "Army Detachment Hollidt" which was subordinated to the Third Romanian Army. During the night of 28 April, Wenck reported to the German Supreme Army Command in Fuerstenberg that his Twelfth Army had been forced back along the entire front. Wenck is also mentioned by Krebs in Hitler's generals discusses and Burgdorf gets angry scene, where he says that it's very unlikely that Wenck's small armies will succeed. As his attempt to reach Berlin started to look impossible, Wenck developed a plan to move his army towards the Forest of Halbe. Hitlerjugend: Inge Dombrowski • Peter Kranz. Prior to joining the Army (Reichswehr) of the Weimar Republic in 1920, he was a member of the Free Corps (Freikorps) in 1919. Wenck also wanted to provide an escape route for as many citizens of Berlin as possible. On 10 April 1945, as General of Panzer Troops, Wenck was made the commander of the German Twelfth Army located to the west of Berlin. According to various estimates, he managed to evacuate anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of civilians. Reproduction Date: Walther Wenck (18 September 1900 – 1 May 1982) was the youngest general in the German Army and a highly experienced staff officer during World War II. Zhukov's forces were encircling Berlin from the north. This lasted only two days, as General Wenck was seriously injured in a car accident on 17 February.