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Werner Junck (28 December 1895 – 6 August 1976) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II, serving in Iraq and later in the Baltic campaign. He claimed five aerial victories during World War I .
Also on the 6th of May, Luftwaffe Oberst Werner Junck received instructions in Berlin that he was to take to Iraq a small force of aircraft, which came to be named Special Force Junck (Sonderkommando Junck). [1] After meeting with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, Junck was named Commander of Aviation Iraq (Fliegerführer Irak). [2]
Hans Junck, commanding general of the 253rd Infantry Division (17 June 1944 – 28 June 1944). Emmanuel von Kiliani, commanding colonel of the 253rd Infantry Division (8 December 1944 – 30 December 1944). Joachim von Schwatlo-Gesterding, commanding general of the 253rd Infantry Division (5 May 1945 – 8 May 1945).
Lieutenant General Ralph Graf von Oriola (3 May 1943 – 15 January 1944) Lieutenant General Paul Reichelt (15 January – 13 March 1944) Lieutenant General Ralph Graf von Oriola (13 March – 28 June 1944) Lieutenant General Hans Junck (28 June – 31 July 1944) Major General Karl Göbel (1 September 1944 – 16 February 1945)
On 27 July 1944, Hans Junck took command of the division. [2] On 2 October 1944, the division was formally dissolved and disbanded in Rudolstadt until 24 January 1945. The remnants of the division's formations were trapped in the Atlantic pockets. [1]
The Saint-Nazaire Pocket (German: Festung St. Nazaire, French: Poche de Saint-Nazaire) was an Atlantic pocket that existed from August 1944 until 11 May 1945 and was formed by the withdrawal of German troops from Loire-Inférieure (now Loire-Atlantique) during the liberation of the department by the allied forces.
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
The Battle for Brittany took place between August and October 1944. After the Allies broke out of Normandy in June 1944, Brittany became targeted for its well developed ports which the Allies intended to use, whilst also stopping their continued use by German U-boats.