Erich Marcks was a German General of Artillery during the Second World War.
The son of the German historian Erich Marcks, he studied philosophy in Freiburg but broke off his studies after only three semesters and became a career officer of the German Army in October 1910. In the early 1930's, he was assigned as the chief of Public Affairs for the Armed Forces Minister. From 1932 until 1933 he served as the Public Affairs officer for Chancellors Franz von Papen and Kurt von Schleicher.
During the 1940 Campaign in France, while serving as Chief of Staff of the 18th Army, Marcks altered German plans to prevent bombardment of the city of Brugges and bombardment of bridges in Paris, believing that the historical significance of these sites required their preservation, even in time of war. In 1940, Marcks worked on the initial invasion plans of the Soviet Union. Taking part in Operation Barbarossa, Marcks was seriously wounded in the Ukraine on June 26, 1941, as the Commander of the 101st Light Infantry Division. This wounding resulted in the amputation of one of his legs. Two of Marcks's three sons were lost during the Russo-German War.
Subsequently, despite his disability, Marcks commanded the 337th Infantry Division in Paris, the LXVI Army Corps at Clermont-Ferrand, and the LXXXVII Army Corps in Northern Brittany prior to his final assignment.
In 1944, Marcks commanded the German LXXXIV Army Corps against the Allies's Normandy Invasion. He was one of the few Wehrmacht Generals who believed an invasion in Normandy was a serious possibility. The D-Day Invasion took place on Marcks's 53rd birthday. While on a daily round of troop unit inspections, Marcks was mortally wounded on June 12, 1944 by an Allied fighter-bomber attack near Hébécrevon près de Marigny, several kilometers northwest of Saint-Lô. A projectile of 20mm attained General Marcks to the upright groin dividing thus an artery. His driver, who remained unharmed couldn't do anything to help. A hemorrhage killed Erich Marcks around 09.45 while he rested in a ditch close to the road.
Marcks was a holder of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves. He is buried in the Marigny War Cemetery, Block 2, Grave 1478, sharing a headstone with a Gefr Gebh Eberhard.
The son of the German historian Erich Marcks, he studied philosophy in Freiburg but broke off his studies after only three semesters and became a career officer of the German Army in October 1910. In the early 1930's, he was assigned as the chief of Public Affairs for the Armed Forces Minister. From 1932 until 1933 he served as the Public Affairs officer for Chancellors Franz von Papen and Kurt von Schleicher.
During the 1940 Campaign in France, while serving as Chief of Staff of the 18th Army, Marcks altered German plans to prevent bombardment of the city of Brugges and bombardment of bridges in Paris, believing that the historical significance of these sites required their preservation, even in time of war. In 1940, Marcks worked on the initial invasion plans of the Soviet Union. Taking part in Operation Barbarossa, Marcks was seriously wounded in the Ukraine on June 26, 1941, as the Commander of the 101st Light Infantry Division. This wounding resulted in the amputation of one of his legs. Two of Marcks's three sons were lost during the Russo-German War.
Subsequently, despite his disability, Marcks commanded the 337th Infantry Division in Paris, the LXVI Army Corps at Clermont-Ferrand, and the LXXXVII Army Corps in Northern Brittany prior to his final assignment.
In 1944, Marcks commanded the German LXXXIV Army Corps against the Allies's Normandy Invasion. He was one of the few Wehrmacht Generals who believed an invasion in Normandy was a serious possibility. The D-Day Invasion took place on Marcks's 53rd birthday. While on a daily round of troop unit inspections, Marcks was mortally wounded on June 12, 1944 by an Allied fighter-bomber attack near Hébécrevon près de Marigny, several kilometers northwest of Saint-Lô. A projectile of 20mm attained General Marcks to the upright groin dividing thus an artery. His driver, who remained unharmed couldn't do anything to help. A hemorrhage killed Erich Marcks around 09.45 while he rested in a ditch close to the road.
Marcks was a holder of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves. He is buried in the Marigny War Cemetery, Block 2, Grave 1478, sharing a headstone with a Gefr Gebh Eberhard.
Erich Marcks was a German General of Artillery during the Second World War.
The son of the German historian Erich Marcks, he studied philosophy in Freiburg but broke off his studies after only three semesters and became a career officer of the German Army in October 1910. In the early 1930's, he was assigned as the chief of Public Affairs for the Armed Forces Minister. From 1932 until 1933 he served as the Public Affairs officer for Chancellors Franz von Papen and Kurt von Schleicher.
During the 1940 Campaign in France, while serving as Chief of Staff of the 18th Army, Marcks altered German plans to prevent bombardment of the city of Brugges and bombardment of bridges in Paris, believing that the historical significance of these sites required their preservation, even in time of war. In 1940, Marcks worked on the initial invasion plans of the Soviet Union. Taking part in Operation Barbarossa, Marcks was seriously wounded in the Ukraine on June 26, 1941, as the Commander of the 101st Light Infantry Division. This wounding resulted in the amputation of one of his legs. Two of Marcks's three sons were lost during the Russo-German War.
Subsequently, despite his disability, Marcks commanded the 337th Infantry Division in Paris, the LXVI Army Corps at Clermont-Ferrand, and the LXXXVII Army Corps in Northern Brittany prior to his final assignment.
In 1944, Marcks commanded the German LXXXIV Army Corps against the Allies's Normandy Invasion. He was one of the few Wehrmacht Generals who believed an invasion in Normandy was a serious possibility. The D-Day Invasion took place on Marcks's 53rd birthday. While on a daily round of troop unit inspections, Marcks was mortally wounded on June 12, 1944 by an Allied fighter-bomber attack near Hébécrevon près de Marigny, several kilometers northwest of Saint-Lô. A projectile of 20mm attained General Marcks to the upright groin dividing thus an artery. His driver, who remained unharmed couldn't do anything to help. A hemorrhage killed Erich Marcks around 09.45 while he rested in a ditch close to the road.
Marcks was a holder of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves. He is buried in the Marigny War Cemetery, Block 2, Grave 1478, sharing a headstone with a Gefr Gebh Eberhard.
The son of the German historian Erich Marcks, he studied philosophy in Freiburg but broke off his studies after only three semesters and became a career officer of the German Army in October 1910. In the early 1930's, he was assigned as the chief of Public Affairs for the Armed Forces Minister. From 1932 until 1933 he served as the Public Affairs officer for Chancellors Franz von Papen and Kurt von Schleicher.
During the 1940 Campaign in France, while serving as Chief of Staff of the 18th Army, Marcks altered German plans to prevent bombardment of the city of Brugges and bombardment of bridges in Paris, believing that the historical significance of these sites required their preservation, even in time of war. In 1940, Marcks worked on the initial invasion plans of the Soviet Union. Taking part in Operation Barbarossa, Marcks was seriously wounded in the Ukraine on June 26, 1941, as the Commander of the 101st Light Infantry Division. This wounding resulted in the amputation of one of his legs. Two of Marcks's three sons were lost during the Russo-German War.
Subsequently, despite his disability, Marcks commanded the 337th Infantry Division in Paris, the LXVI Army Corps at Clermont-Ferrand, and the LXXXVII Army Corps in Northern Brittany prior to his final assignment.
In 1944, Marcks commanded the German LXXXIV Army Corps against the Allies's Normandy Invasion. He was one of the few Wehrmacht Generals who believed an invasion in Normandy was a serious possibility. The D-Day Invasion took place on Marcks's 53rd birthday. While on a daily round of troop unit inspections, Marcks was mortally wounded on June 12, 1944 by an Allied fighter-bomber attack near Hébécrevon près de Marigny, several kilometers northwest of Saint-Lô. A projectile of 20mm attained General Marcks to the upright groin dividing thus an artery. His driver, who remained unharmed couldn't do anything to help. A hemorrhage killed Erich Marcks around 09.45 while he rested in a ditch close to the road.
Marcks was a holder of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves. He is buried in the Marigny War Cemetery, Block 2, Grave 1478, sharing a headstone with a Gefr Gebh Eberhard.
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