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| Wolf Hagemann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 July 1898 |
| Died | 12 September 1983(1983-09-12) (aged 85) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 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
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139
- Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 336. Infanterie-Division
References
Citations
- Mieczysław Bartniczak, "Lipniak Majorat oskarża i przypomina. 2.IX.1944", Ostrołęka, 1989
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.
Bibliography
- 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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneralmajor Wilhelm Kunze | Commander of 336. Infanterie-Division 8 December 1943 - May 1944 |
Succeeded bynone |
| Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim | Commander of XLVIII. Panzerkorps 31 March 1945 - 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded bynone |
- 1898 births
- 1983 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel from Saxony
- People from Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
- German Army generals of World War II