Wilhelm Wegener

Wilhelm Wegener
Born	29 April 1895
Died	24 September 1944 (aged 49)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	32. Infanterie-Division L. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Wilhelm Wegener (29 April 1895 – 24 September 1944) was a German general of infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He was killed in action by the Red Army air attack aircraft on 24 September 1944.

Awards

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 May 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 27 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94^[2]
  • 66th Oak Leaves on 19 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94^[2]
  • 97th Swords on 17 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the L. Armeekorps^[2]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (26 September 1944)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 420.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 771.

Bibliography

• 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 Miltaer-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.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.