Wolfgang Lange (general)

Wolfgang Lange
Born	(1898-06-01)June 1, 1898
Died	10 February 1988(1988-02-10) (aged 89)
Place of birth	Tübingen
Place of death	Gräfelfing
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Korps-Abteilung C 564. Volksgrenadier-Division 183. Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Belgium Battle of France Lower Dnieper Offensive Battle of Kiev (1943) Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Battle of Aachen Operation Queen Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wolfgang Lange (1 June 1898 – 10 February 1988) 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wolfgang Lange was captured on 15 April 1945 by American troops in the Ruhr Pocket. He was released in October 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of Korpsabteilung C

References

Citations

Bibliography

• 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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Wolfgang Lange @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Martin Ronicke	Commander of 339. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1943 – 15 November 1943	Succeeded by Remnants formed into Korps-Abteilung C
Preceded by Generalleutnant August Dettling	Commander of Korps-Abteilung C 15 November 1943 – April 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Gerhard Lindemann
Preceded by Oberst Gerhard Lindemann	Commander of Korps-Abteilung C 1 June 1944 – 27 July 1944	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Formed from 564. Grenadier-Division	Commander of 564. Volksgrenadier-Division 1 September 1944 – 15 September 1944	Succeeded by Absorbed into 183. Volksgrenadier-Division
Preceded by Absorbed 564. Volksgrenadier-Division	Commander of 183. Volksgrenadier-Division 15 September 1944 – 25 February 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hinrich Warrelmann