Adolf Raegener

Adolf Raegener (17 February 1895 – 17 August 1983) 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 with Oak Leaves.

Adolf Raegener
Born	17 February 1895
Died	17 August 1983 (aged 88)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class & 1st Class (2 March 1917)(5 June 1916)[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 October 1939) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)[1]
• 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

1. Thomas 1998, p. 179.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 284.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.