Wilhelm Wegener

Infobox Military Person
name=Wilhelm Wegener
born=birth date|1895|4|29|df=y
died=death date and age|1944|9|24|1895|4|29|df=y
placeofbirth= Trebatsch(Beeskow), Brandenburg
placeofdeath=Wolmar


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Heer
serviceyears=1914-1944
rank=General der Infanterie
commands=32. Infanterie-Division
unit=
battles=World War I
World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
laterwork=

Wilhelm Wegener (29 April 1895 – 24 September 1944) was a German general of infantry, serving during World War II.

He was on his way to his headquarters when he was killed in action by Soviet ground attack aircraft on 24 September 1944.

Awards

* Infantry Assault Badge
* Demyansk Shield
* Wound Badge in Black
* Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (27 October 1941)
** 66. Oak Leaves (19 January 1942)
** 97. Swords (17 September 1944)
* Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (26 September 1944)

References

* Berger, Florian, "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

External links

* [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/W/WegenerW.htm Wilhelm Wegener @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht]
* [http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/W/Wegener-Wilhelm.htm Wilhelm Wegener @ Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS]