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Gustav Wagner (Wehrmacht)

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German nazi general
Gustav Wagner
Birth nameGustav Adolf Heinrich Wagner
Born23 September 1890
Bischofsburg, East Prussia, Germany
Died14 May 1951(1951-05-14) (aged 60)
Goslar, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralmajor
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav Adolf Heinrich Wagner (23 September 1890 – 14 May 1951) 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.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 352.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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.
  • 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
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 11th Infantry Division
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