| Adolf Raegener | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1895-02-17)17 February 1895 |
| Died | 17 August 1983(1983-08-17) (aged 88) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Adolf Raegener (17 February 1895 – 17 August 1983) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He was born at Kleinleinungen.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class & 1st Class (2 March 1917)(5 June 1916)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 October 1939) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 June 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 309
- 842nd Oak Leaves on 17 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of Verteidigungsbereich Magdeburg
References
Sources
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
- 1895 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Südharz
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Military personnel from the Province of Saxony
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- Military personnel from Saxony-Anhalt
- German Army generals of World War II