Wilhelm Wegener

Wilhelm Wegener
Born	(1895-04-29)29 April 1895 Trebatsch (Beeskow), Brandenburg
Died	24 September 1944(1944-09-24) (aged 49) Wolmar
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1944
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	32. Infanterie-Division L. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Wilhelm Wegener (29 April 1895 – 24 September 1944) was a German general of infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He was on his way to his headquarters when he was killed in action by Soviet ground attack aircraft on 24 September 1944.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Cross of Honor
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (29 May 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Demyansk Shield
• Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (29 March 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 27 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94
  • 66th Oak Leaves on 19 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94
  • 97th Swords on 17 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the L. Armeekorps
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (26 September 1944)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2300-3.

External links

• Wilhelm Wegener @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Wilhelm Wegener @ Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Hernekamp	Commander of 32. Infanterie-Division 1 June 1942 – 27 June 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Alfred Thielmann
Preceded by General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel	Commander of L. Armeekorps 12 September 1943 – 24 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens