Emil Vogel
Appearance
Emil Wilhelm Vogel | |
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Born | 20 July 1894 |
Died | 1 October 1985 | (aged 91)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Army |
Rank | General der Gebirgstruppe |
Commands | 101st Jäger Division XXXVI Mountain Corps |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Emil Wilhelm Vogel (20 July 1894 – 1 October 1985) was a German general during World War II who commanded the XXXVI Mountain Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 June 1915) & 1st Class (25 October 1916)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of the General-Kommando of the XX. Armeekorps[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 7 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 101. Jäger Division[3]
- Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 101. Jäger Division[4]
References
Citations
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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1985 deaths
- People from Zwickau
- Generals of Mountain Troops
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Officers of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)
- People from the Kingdom of Saxony
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel