Wolf Hagemann

Wolf Hagemann (20 July 1898 – 12 September 1983) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Wolf Hagemann
Born	20 July 1898
Died	12 September 1983 (aged 85)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	336. Infanterie-Division 541. Volksgrenadier-Division XLVIII. Panzerkorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

War crimes

On 2 September 1944 the 541th division of the Wehrmacht commanded by Hagemann executed altogether 448 Polish civilians, mainly women, elders and infants as young as 6 months old, during the pacification of Lipniak-Majorat village of the same day. The 541th division executed innocent civilians on purpose in revenge for military activity of Polish Underground (source: Mieczysław Bartniczak, "Lipniak Majorat oskarża i przypomina. 2.IX.1944", Ostrołęka, 1989).

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139[1]
  • Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 336. Infanterie-Division[2]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

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.