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Hans Wagner (general)

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Years of service
  
1914–20 1935–45

Role
  
General

Name
  
Hans Wagner


Other work
  
Police Officer

Rank
  
Generalleutnant

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
11 March 1896 Saarbrucken (
1896-03-11
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket Colmar Pocket Lower Silesian Offensive

Died
  
May 13, 1967, Ulm, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Commands held
  
5. Artillerie-Regiment, 269th Infantry Division

Hans Wagner (11 March 1896 – 13 May 1967) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 269th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 April 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 5
  • References

    Hans Wagner (general) Wikipedia