__NOTOC__ Werner Kienitz (3 June 1885 – 31 December 1959) was a German general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

who commanded the XVII. Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

Awards

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1941 as ''

General der Infanterie General of the Infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German Imp ...

'' and commander of XVII. ArmeekorpsFellgiebel 2000, p. 209.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kienitz, Werner 1885 births 1959 deaths Military personnel from Hamburg German Army generals of World War II Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Major generals of the Reichswehr