Hans Wagner (Lieutenant General)

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Hans Wagner (born March 11, 1896 in Saarbrücken , † May 14, 1967 in Ulm ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Military background

Wagner joined the German Army as a war volunteer on August 2, 1914 and fought in the First World War . He was promoted to Lieutenant in the Reserve on December 10, 1916 . On April 30, 1920, he said goodbye to the army. He worked for the police until 1935. The takeover in the Wehrmacht as captain took place on April 1, 1935. From November 24, 1938 he was commander of a battalion of the 114 artillery regiment. The promotion to lieutenant colonel took place on January 1, 1939. He was from August 20, 1940 to May 15, 1943 Commander of Artillery Regiment 5. On December 1, 1940 he was given the rank of colonel . From June 1, 1943 to August 31, 1943, he led the 411 Infantry Regiment. From September 1 to November 1, 1943, a division leadership course followed. He was in command of the 269th Infantry Division from November 25, 1943 until the end of the war . He was promoted to major general on February 1, 1944 and to lieutenant general on December 1, 1944. a. awarded the German Cross in Gold. On April 18, 1943 received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross .

After the war Wagner worked as a city ​​councilor in Ulm and was also involved in the Schnez organization .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolf Keilig : The Generals of the Army 1939-1945. Troop officers, medical officers in the general rank, weapons officers in the general rank, officers d. Motor vehicle park troops in the general rank, engineer officers in the general rank, Wehrmacht judges in the general rank, administrative officers in the general rank, veterinary officers in the general rank. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 360 .
  2. ↑ Veit Scherzer : The knight's cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives . 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , pp. 764 .
  3. ↑ Klaus Wiegrefe : Adenauer and the secret army . In: Der Spiegel . No. 20 , 2014 ( online - May 12, 2014 ).
personal data
SURNAME Wagner, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Saarbrücken
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1967
Place of death Ulm