Gustav Wagner | |
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Born | September 23, 1890 |
Died | 14 May 1951 | (aged 60)
Place of birth | Bischofsburg, East Prussia |
Place of death | Goslar |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1909–1945 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gustav Wagner (23 September 1890 – 14 May 1951) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Prussian Military Merit Cross in Gold (17 September 1918)
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 44[1]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 352.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Mitcham Jr, Samuel W. (2009). The Men of Barbarossa: Commanders of the German Invasion of Russia - 1941. Havertown PA, USA. ISBN 978-1-935149-15-6
- 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[]
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