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Wolfgang Lange (general)

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Years of service
  
1915–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Role
  
General

Name
  
Wolfgang Lange

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


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

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of Belgium Battle of France Lower Dnieper Offensive Battle of Kiev (1943) Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Battle of Aachen Operation Queen Ruhr Pocket

Died
  
February 10, 1988, Grafelfing, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
564th Volksgrenadier Division, 183rd Volksgrenadier Division

Wolfgang Lange (1 June 1898 – 10 February 1988) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Lange surrendered to the American troops on 15 April 1945 in the Ruhr Pocket.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of Korpsabteilung C
  • References

    Wolfgang Lange (general) Wikipedia