(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Wolf Hagemann
Born: 20 Jul 1898 in Glashütte, Gemeinde Mattstall, District Weißenburg, Alsace (Elsaß)
Died: 12 Sep 1983 in Evian, France
Promotions:
Leutnant (05 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1940); Oberst (17 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1944); Generalleutnant (20 Oct 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1916)
Passed Out the Head-Cadet-Institute as Fähnrich in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (22 Mar 1916-26 Apr 1916)
In the Field with the Regiment (26 Apr 1916-22 May 1917)
Detached to MG-School Crepy (13 Nov 1916-09 Dec 1916)
Detached to MG-Training-Course in Droitaumont (26 Feb 1917-05 Mar 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (22 May 1917-20 Oct 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (20 Oct 1917-19 Nov 1917)
In the Field with the 11th Infantry-Division (19 Nov 1917-25 Nov 1917)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 38th Fusilier-Regiment (25 Nov 1917-01 Dec 1917)
Company-Officer in the 2nd MG-Company of the 38th Fusilier-Regiment (01 Dec 1917-07 Jan 1918)
Temporary Battalion-Adjutant in the 38th Fusilier-Regiment (07 Jan 1918-24 Jan 1918)
Company-Officer in the 2nd MG-Company of the 38th Fusilier-Regiment (24 Jan 1918-25 Mar 1918)
MG-Officer with the Staff of Regiment von Linsingen (25 Mar 1918-14 Apr 1918)
Company-Officer in the 2nd MG-Company of the 38th Fusilier-Regiment (14 Apr 1918-09 May 1918)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 38th Fusilier-Regiment (09 May 1918-10 Jun 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (10 Jun 1918-25 Sep 1918)
Transferred to the 1st Replacement-MG-Company of VI. Army-Corps (25 Sep 1918-02 Nov 1918)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of Special-Purpose-Infantry-Regiment 3, from 01 Dec 1918 deployed on Border-Protection (02 Nov 1918-01 May 1919)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 92nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1919-01 Mar 1920)
Transferred into the 15th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Leader of Armoured-Vehicle-Detachment Brieg (26 Apr 1920-30 Aug 1920)
Company-Officer in the 4th (MG) Company of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-19 Sep 1923)
Detached to Equipment-Course in Rendsburg (17 Nov 1920-30 Nov 1920)
Detached to Training-Course for Transport and Equipment-Instructor of Infantry with the 2nd Transport-Battalion, Rendsburg (14 Feb 1922-11 Apr 1922)
Company-Officer in the 8th (MG) Company of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (19 Sep 1923-01 Oct 1929)
Transferred into the 8th (MG) Company of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Apr 1932)
Chief of the 10th Company of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Gumbinnen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of the 4th Company of the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Mar 1938)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1938-15 Jul 1938)
Transferred into the Austrian 7th Infantry-Regiment, Wolfsberg (15 Jul 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 139th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-29 Aug 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (29 Aug 1940-20 Oct 1940)
Commander of Officer-Courses with Military-District-Command XVIII (20 Oct 1940-07 Mar 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH and Commander of Control-Inspection Africa (07 Mar 1941-15 Apr 1941)
Detached to the German Army Mission in Romania (15 Apr 1941-16 Apr 1941)
Officer with Special Duties with Location-Command Bucharest (16 Apr 1941-13 May 1941)
Leader of German Liaison Command 11 with the Romanian Guards-Division (13 May 1941-29 Oct 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (29 Oct 1941-16 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 49th Jäger-Regiment (16 Dec 1941-07 Jun 1942)
Severely wounded at Sevastopol, in Hospital (07 Jun 1942-13 Jun 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (13 Jun 1942-02 Nov 1942)
Detached as Instruction-Group-Commander with the Regimental-Leader-Course of Instruction-Staff 2 at the Infantry-School Döberitz (02 Nov 1942-20 Mar 1943)
Commander of Instruction-Staff 2 at the Infantry-School Döberitz (20 Mar 1943-06 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (06 Nov 1943-08 Dec 1943)
At the same time, Detached to Division-Leaders-Course (16 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 336th Infantry-Division (08 Dec 1943-01 Mar 1944)
Commander of the 336th Infantry-Division (01 Mar 1944-31 May 1944)
Wounded, in Hospital (31 May 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1944-15 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 541st Grenadier-Division (15 Jul 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 541st Volksgrenadier-Division (09 Oct 1944-26 Jan 1945)
Commander of Division-Command 612 (26 Jan 1945-00 Feb 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of Corps Oder (01 Mar 1945-05 Mar 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of XXXXVIII. Panzer-Corps (03 May 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (211): am 04.09.1940 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des III. Bataillon/ Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 139
- Eichenlaub (484): am 04.06.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur 336. Infanterie-Division/ 17. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Südukraine (22.06.1944: Aushändigung des Eichenlaubes durch Adolf Hitler im FHQ)
- 1914 EK I: 05.07.1917
- 1914 EK II: 06.07.1916
- Fürstl. Waldecksches Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 22.11.1917
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 20.07.1918
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. Stufe: 31.07.1919
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden I. Stufe: 31.07.1919
- Ehrensäbel für Schiessen mit sMG: 19.11.1931
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 15.01.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Spange zum EK I: 10.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 24.10.1939
- Narvikschild: 10.11.1940
- Kommandeurkreuz des Kgl. Rumän. Ordens des Sterns mit Schwertern: 24.06.1942
- Krimschild
- Medaille „Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942“: 05.08.1942
- Kgl. Rumän. Ordens “Michael der Tapfere“ III. Klasse: 12.07.1944


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