Werner Ranck

Born25 October 1904

Hamburg, German Empire

Died7 December 1989(1989-12-07) (aged 85)

Hamburg, West Germany

Allegiance Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany

BranchReichswehr
Army

Werner Ranck
Born	25 October 1904 Hamburg, German Empire
Died	7 December 1989(1989-12-07) (aged 85) Hamburg, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Reichswehr Army
Service years	1924–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	121st Infantry Division 218th Infantry Division
Conflicts	World War II Invasion of Poland Siege of Warsaw (1939) Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Spouses	∞ 1933 Irmgard Margarete Johanna Hedwig Elisabeth von Bardeleben (1907–1998); 3 children

Werner Karl Otto Leopold Ranck (25 October 1904 – 7 December 1989) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by for successful military leadership.

Ranck, promoted to Generalleutnant in April 1945, surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Routinely convicted as a "war criminal" in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.