Adolf Raegener
Adolf Raegener | |
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Born | 17 February 1895 |
Died | 17 August 1983 | (aged 88)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Adolf Raegener (17 February 1895 – 17 August 1983) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations[]
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class & 1st Class (2 March 1917)(5 June 1916)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 October 1939) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 June 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 309[2]
- 842nd Oak Leaves on 17 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of Verteidigungsbereich Magdeburg[3]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thomas 1998, p. 179.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 284.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.
Bibliography[]
- (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.
- 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.
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Südharz
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- People from the Province of Saxony
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel