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Emil Vogel
View on WikipediaEmil 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.
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Life and career
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Lucas 1981, p. 219.
- ^ a b Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 487.
- ^ Command Magazine 2003, p. 264.
- ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, p. 350.
- ^ a b Fellgiebel 2000, p. 70.
- ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 403.
Bibliography
[edit]- Command Magazine (2003). Hitler's Army: The Evolution and Structure of German Forces 1933-1945. Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306812606.
- 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.
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