Hans Wagner (general) explained

Hans Wagner
Birth Date:	11 March 1896
Birth Place:	Saarbrücken, German Empire
Death Place:	Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Branch:	Army
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	269th Infantry Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Wagner (11 March 1896 – 13 May 1967) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 269th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war, Wagner was a member of the Schnez-Truppe, a clandestine shadow army, intended to fight against the Soviet Union in the event of an invasion, or German communists during a civil war.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 April 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 5 ^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

1. News: Wiegrefe . Klaus . 2014-05-14 . Wehrmacht Veterans Created a Secret Army in West Germany . 2024-06-01 . Der Spiegel . en . 2195-1349.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 352.