Wolf Hagemann

Wolf Hagemann
Born	20 July 1898
Died	12 September 1983(1983-09-12) (aged 85)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	336. Infanterie-Division 541. Volksgrenadier-Division XLVIII. Panzerkorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wolf Hagemann (20 July 1898 – 12 September 1983) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

War crimes

On 2 September 1944 the 541th division of the Wehrmacht commanded by Hagemann executed altogether 448 Polish civilians, mainly women, elders and infants as young as 6 months old, during the pacification of Lipniak-Majorat village. The 541th division executed civilians in revenge for military activity of Polish Underground

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139
  • Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 336. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.