Adolf Raegener
German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Adolf Raegener

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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Work field:
Military
Birth:
17 February 1895(Kleinleinungen)
Death:
17 August 1983(Braunschweig)
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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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class & 1st Class (2 March 1917)(5 June 1916)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 October 1939) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)
  • 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
    • 842nd Oak Leaves on 17 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of Verteidigungsbereich Magdeburg
  • ^ Thomas 1998, p. 179.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 284.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.