Hermann Recknagel

Hermann Recknagel
File:RecknageHermann.jpg Hermann Recknagel
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914-1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	Infantrie-Regiment 54 111. Infanterie-Division XXXXII.Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hermann Recknagel (18 July 1892 – 23 January 1945) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He was killed in action in January 1945 in Poland.

Awards

• Infantry Assault Badge
• Cross of Honor
• Clasp to the (1914) Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (2 October 1939)
• German Cross in Gold (11 February 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 54
  • 319th Oak Leaves on 6 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division
  • 104th Swords on 23 October 1944 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXXXII. Armeekorps
• Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtsbericht (8 June 1940, 19 August 1944, 9 September 1944)

References

Citattions

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). 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.

External links

• "Lexikon der Wehrmacht". Hermann Recknagel. Retrieved 5 March 2008.