Wilhelm Wegener

{{Short description|WW2 German Army general (1895-1944)}} __NOTOC__ {{Infobox military person |name=Wilhelm Wegener |birth_date={{birth date|1895|4|29|df=y}} |death_date={{death date and age|1944|9|24|1895|4|29|df=y}} |birth_place= |death_place= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |branch=Army |service_years= |rank=General of the Infantry |commands=32. Infanterie-Division<br/>L. Armeekorps |unit= |battles= World War II |awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |other_work= }}

'''Wilhelm Wegener''' (29 April 1895 – 24 September 1944) was a German general of infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He was killed in action by the Soviet air attack aircraft on 24 September 1944. His demise was announced by Berlin radio on 26 September 1944, stating that he “met a hero’s death” on the Eastern Front.<ref>Associated Press, “Nazi General Killed”, ''The San Bernardino Daily Sun'', San Bernardino, California, Wednesday 27 September 1944, Volume 51, page 1.</ref>

==Awards==  * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 May 1940)<ref name="Thomas p420">Thomas 1998, p. 420.</ref> * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords ** Knight's Cross on 27 October 1941 as ''Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94<ref name="Scherzer p771">Scherzer 2007, p. 771.</ref> ** 66th Oak Leaves on 19 January 1942 as ''Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 94<ref name="Scherzer p771"/> ** 97th Swords on 17 September 1944 as ''General der Infanterie'' and commanding general of the L. Armeekorps<ref name="Scherzer p771"/>

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===Bibliography=== {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 }} * {{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Franz |year=1998 |title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z |trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-2300-9 }} {{Refend}}

{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{succession box |before=Generalleutnant Karl Hernekamp |after=Generalleutnant Alfred Thielmann |title= Commander of 32. Infanterie-Division |years=1 June 1942 – 27 June 1943 }} {{succession box |before=General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel |after=Generalleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens |title= Commander of L. Armeekorps |years=12 September 1943 – 24 September 1944 }} {{s-end}}

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