Max-Günther Schrank

August Max-Günther Schrank
August Max-Günther Schrank
	Max-Günther Schrank
Born	19 November 1898; Rieden am Forggensee, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	22 September 1960 (aged 61); Grünwald bei München, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	Bavaria, Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1917–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	5. Gebirgs-Division
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

August Max-Günther Schrank (19 November 1898 – 22 September 1960) was a German Generalleutnant who commanded the 5. Gebirgs-Division in World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for the Battle of Crete.

Awards

Iron Cross Second (1918) and First (1919) Classes
Clasp to the Iron Cross Second (1939) and First (1939) Classes
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1934)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of the I./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100^[1]
Bavarian Military Merit Order 4. Class with Swords (1919)

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.
Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1994). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Gebirgstruppe, Band 2: L-Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Mountain Troops Volume 2: L–z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppen Julius Ringel	Commander of 5. Gebirgs-Division 10 February 1944 - 18 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans Steets