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Hermann Recknagel

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Years of service
  
1914–45

Rank
  
General der Infanterie


Name
  
Hermann Recknagel

Service/branch
  
German Army

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Born
  
18 July 1892Strauchmuhle Hofgeismar, Kingdom of Prussia (
1892-07-18
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceBattle of DunkirkOperation BarbarossaVistula-Oder Offensive

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Died
  
January 23, 1945, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland

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

Commands held
  
111th Infantry Division, 42e corps d'armee

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Hermann Recknagel (18 July 1892 – 23 January 1945) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Recknagel was shot and killed on 23 January 1945 in German-occupied Poland.

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Hermann Recknagel Hermann Recknagel as Generalleutnant after receiving Eichenlaub

Hermann Recknagel, nominiert für den Pfalzpreis für bildende Kunst 2016


Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 October 1914) & 1st Class (30 September 1916)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939)
  • German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 54
  • Oak Leaves on 6 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division
  • Swords on 23 October 1944 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXXXII. Armeekorps

    • References

    Hermann Recknagel Wikipedia
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