Wolf Hagemann

Wolf Hagemann
Born	20 July 1898 Glashütte
Died	12 September 1983(1983-09-12) (aged 85) Murnau am Staffelsee
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	336. Infanterie-Division 541. Volksgrenadier-Division XLVIII. Panzerkorps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Battles of Narvik Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Crimean Offensive (1944) East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wolf Hagemann (20 July 1898 – 12 September 1983) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wolf Hagemann was captured on 8 May 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (6 July 1916)
  • 1st Class (5 July 1917)
• Merit Cross, 4th class with Swords (Waldeck, 22 November 1917)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black (20 July 1918)
• Silesian Eagle, 1st and 2nd class (31 July 1919)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 January 1935)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd class (2 October 1936)
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (10 May 1940)
• Narvik Shield (10 November 1940)
• Commander's Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania with Swords (24 June 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal (5 August 1942)
• Crimea Shield
• Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class (Romania, 12 July 1944)
• 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
  • 484th 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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{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)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Wolf Hagemann @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)