Gerhard Matzky | |
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Born | 19 March 1894 Küstrin, Prussia |
Died | 9 June 1983 Bad Godesberg, Germany | (aged 89)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany West Germany |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) Bundeswehr |
Rank | General of the Infantry (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | 21st Infantry Division XXVIII Army Corps XXVI. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerhard Matzky (19 March 1894 – 9 June 1983) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Matzky joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and served until 1960.
As a colonel, he was the German military attaché to Japan from 1938 to 1940.