Jürgen Wagner
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Born | Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire now Strasbourg, Alsace, France | 9 September 1901
Died | 27 June 1947 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | (aged 45)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Waffen SS |
Years of service | 1915–17 1920–29 1931–45 |
Rank | Brigadeführer |
Service number | NSDAP #707,279 SS #23,692 |
Unit | 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland 4th SS Polizei Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Wound Badge |
Jürgen Wagner (9 September 1901 in Strasbourg – 27 June 1947 in Belgrade) was a Brigadeführer in the Waffen SS during World War II, he was the commander of the 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Wagner was extradited to Yugoslavia in 1947 to stand trial for war crimes. Found guilty before the Yugoslav military tribunal, he was sentenced to death and executed on 27 June 1947.
World War II
In April 1944 Wagner was promoted to SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and given command of the 4th SS Polizei Division. In August 1944, Wagner was given command of a kampfgruppe, against the Tartu Offensive of the Soviet 3rd Baltic Front.[1]
Wagner was extradited to Yugoslavia in 1947. There, he was put on trial before the military tribunal of the 3rd Yugoslav Army from 29 May to 6 June 1947 in Zrenjanin. It is not precisely known for what he was indicted for, however his orders for the mass executions of civilians in 1941 and later on reportedly played a role in his conviction. Found guilty of the charges, he was sentenced to death by firing squad and executed on 27 June 1947.[2]
Commands
- II. Battalion LSSAH
- 11th SS Infantry Regiment
- 3rd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Deutschland, 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
- 9th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Germania, 5th SS Panzergrenadier Division Wiking
- 4th SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Brigade Nederland
- 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland
- 4th SS Polizei Division
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 8 December 1942 as SS-Standartenführer in SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania"[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Böhme, Kurt W. (1964). Zur Geschichte der deutschen Kriegsgefangenen des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Die deutschen Kriegsgefangenen in Jugoslawien 1949-1953. Vol. I/2, Gieseking, Ernst und Werner, GmbH, Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7694-0004-5.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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