Adolf Raegener
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Adolf Raegener (17 February 1895 – 17 August 1983) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Adolf Raegener was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in July of that year.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Baltic Cross
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
- 2nd Class
- Hanseatic Cross of the city of Hamburg
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Memel Medal
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- 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[2]
- 842nd Oak Leaves on 17 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of Verteidigungsbereich Magdeburg[3]
References
Citations
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External links
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Adolf Raegener @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)
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- 1895 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Südharz
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin), 2nd class
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- German prisoners of war
- People from the Province of Saxony
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
