Hans Wagner (general)

Hans Wagner
Born(1896-03-11)11 March 1896
Saarbrücken, German Empire
Died13 May 1967(1967-05-13) (aged 71)
Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands269th Infantry Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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. After the war, Wagner was a member of the Schnez-Truppe, a clandestine shadow army, intended to fight against the Soviet Union in the event of an invasion, or German communists during a civil war.[1]

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ^ Wiegrefe, Klaus (2014-05-14). "Wehrmacht Veterans Created a Secret Army in West Germany". Der Spiegel. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 352.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Curt Badinski
 Commander of 269. Infanterie-Division
25 November 1943 – 8 May 1945 		Succeeded by
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