Hans Wagner (general)

This article is about the German World War II general. For other uses, see Hans Wagner.

Hans Wagner
Born	(1896-03-11)11 March 1896 Saarbrücken
Died	13 May 1967(1967-05-13) (aged 71) Ulm
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Artillerie Regiment 5 269. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket Colmar Pocket Lower Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police Officer

Hans Wagner (11 March 1896 – 13 May 1967) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 269. Infanterie-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (23 December 1916)
  • 1st Class (9 November 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (8 June 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (30 July 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 April 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 5

References

Bibliography

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• Nietrug, Gerd (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Saarlandes 1939 – 1945 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-93-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)