Max Bork

Max Hermann Bork (1 January 1899 – 4 July 1973) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (30 October 1917)
 * 1st Class (31 January 1921)
 * Wound Badge (1914)
 * in Black (29 March 1919)
 * Cross of Honor
 * Anschluss Medal
 * Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
 * Memel Medal
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (31 October 1939)
 * 1st Class (31 May 1940)
 * Eastern Front Medal (20 July 1942)
 * German Cross in Gold on 16 August 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab of the LIII. Armeekorps
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Generalleutnant and commanding general of Korps "Bork"