Hans Wagner (general)

This article is about the German World War II general. For the American baseball player, see Honus Wagner. For other uses, see Hans Wagner (disambiguation).

Hans Wagner
Born	(1896-03-11)11 March 1896
Died	13 May 1967(1967-05-13) (aged 71)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	269th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Wagner (11 March 1896 – 13 May 1967) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 269th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 April 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 5

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.