Albrecht Wüstenhagen Explained

Albrecht Wüstenhagen
Birth Date:	19 October 1892
Rank:	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Battles:	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk Battles of Rzhev

Albrecht Wüstenhagen (19 October 1892 – 26 June 1944) 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 of Nazi Germany. Wüstenhagen was killed near Vitebsk, Belarus on 26 June 1944 while attempting to lead a breakout commanding the 256th Infantry Division which had recently been encircled during Operation Bagration.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 129

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer . 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 . 2000 . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . First published 1986 . Podzun-Pallas . Friedberg, Germany . de . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

1. MA History. . 1991. Veal . Stephen Ariel . The collapse of the German army in the East in the summer of 1944 (Volume 1). 322 . 10.15760/etd.6183 . free.