Emil Vogel

Emil Wilhelm Vogel (20 July 1894 – 1 October 1985) was a German general during World War II who commanded the XXXVI Mountain Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Emil Wilhelm Vogel
Born	20 July 1894
Died	1 October 1985 (aged 91)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held	101st Jäger Division XXXVI Mountain Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Life and career

Emil Vogel was born in Zwickau in Saxony on 20 July 1894. In August 1914 he entered the German Army as an ensign, and was later commissioned lieutenant in a Bavarian pioneer battalion, serving in World War I. He rejoined the army after the war, becoming a general staff officer.[1]

At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Vogel was chief of staff of VII Corps, then of XX Corps,[1] receiving the German Cross in Gold in April 1942.[2] In September 1942 he took command of the 101st Jäger-Division,[1] serving in the southern sector of the Eastern Front.[3] While with the division he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in August 1943 for service in the Kuban bridgehead,[4] and the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross in May 1944 for his part in the defence of the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket.[5] From August 1944 he took command of XXXVI Mountain Corps[1] serving in Finland and northern Norway, where he surrendered with his unit in May 1945.

Vogel ended the war with the rank of General of Mountain Troops (General der Gebirgstruppe).[1]

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 June 1915) & 1st Class (25 October 1916).[6]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939).[6]
• German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (colonel in the General Staff) of the General-Kommando of the XX. Armeekorps.[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross:
  • Knight's Cross on 7 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 101st Jäger Division.[4]
  • Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 101st Jäger Division.[5]

References

Citations

1. Lucas 1981, p. 219.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 487.
3. Command Magazine 2003, p. 264.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 350.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 70.
6. Thomas 2000, p. 403. sfn error: no target: CITEREFThomas2000 (help)

Bibliography

• Command Magazine, editors (2003). Hitler's Army: The Evolution and Structure of German Forces 1933-1945. Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306812606.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• 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.
• Lucas, James (1981). Alpine Elite: German Mountain Troops of World War II. Jane's Publishing. ISBN 0531037134.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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.