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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.
Matzky was born in 1894 and entered the Royal Prussian Army in 1912. He fought in World War I and was an Oberleutnant in Infantry Regiment 63 at the end of the war. He remained in the Reichswehr as a career officer. As an Oberst, he was the German military attaché to Japan from 1938 to 1940. He was posted to the staff of OKH until January 1943, when he became commander of the 21st Infantry Division. He next led the XXVIII Army Corps in March 1944 and the XXVI Army Corps from July 1944 until Germany's surrender in May 1945.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross of 1914 2nd Class & 1st Class (1915)Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 138. Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg Cross for Merit in War of Saxe-Meningen Wound Badge in silver Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Iron Cross of 1939 2nd Class & 1st Class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with swords Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 21. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 249. Grand Merit Cross with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany (April 1967); previously Cross of Merit (1960)
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