Wolf Hagemann
Wolf Hagemann | |
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Born | 20 July 1898 |
Died | 12 September 1983(1983-09-12) (aged 85) |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 336. Infanterie-Division 541. Volksgrenadier-Division XLVIII. Panzerkorps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Wolf Hagemann (20 July 1898 – 12 September 1983) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
War crimes
On 2 September 1944 the 541th division of the Wehrmacht commanded by Hagemann executed altogether 448 Polish civilians, mainly women, elders and infants as young as 6 months old, during the pacification of Lipniak-Majorat village. The 541th division executed civilians in revenge for military activity of Polish Underground [1]
Awards and decorations
References
Citations
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.
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Preceded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Kunze | Commander of 336. Infanterie-Division 8 December 1943 - May 1944 | Succeeded by none |
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim | Commander of XLVIII. Panzerkorps 31 March 1945 - 8 May 1945 | Succeeded by none |