Emil Vogel
Emil Wilhelm Vogel | |
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Born |
20 July 1894 Zwickau |
Died |
1 October 1985 91) Mülheim | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | General der Gebirgstruppe |
Commands held |
101. Jäger Division XXXVI. Gebirgskorps |
Battles/wars |
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Emil Wilhelm Vogel (20 July 1894 – 1 October 1985) was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXVI. Gebirgskorps. 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. Emil Vogel was captured by British troops in Norway in 1945, he was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Anschluss Medal (8 November 1938)
- Sudetenland Medal (15 August 1939)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge (14 October 1942)
- Crimea Shield
- Eastern Front Medal (7 August 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of the General-Kommando of the XX. Armeekorps[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 7 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 101. Jäger Division[3]
- 475 Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 101. Jäger Division[4]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (29 March 1944)
References
Citations
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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Diestel |
Commander of 101. Jäger-Division 1 September 1942 - 12 July 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Dr. Walter Aßmann |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Karl Weisenberger |
Commander of XXXVI. Gebirgskorps 10 August 1944 - 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by - |
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