Hermann Recknagel

German general (1892–1945)

Hermann Recknagel

Born	(1892-07-18)18 July 1892
Died	23 January 1945(1945-01-23) (aged 52) Piotrków Trybunalski, General Government
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	111. Infanterie-Division XXXXII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	Vistula-Oder Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hermann Recknagel (18 July 1892 – 23 January 1945) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Recknagel was shot and killed by Polish partisans on 23 January 1945 in German-occupied Poland.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 October 1914) & 1st Class (30 September 1916)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 54^[3]
- Oak Leaves on 6 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division^[3]
- Swords on 23 October 1944 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXXXII. Armeekorps^[3]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Thomas 1998, p. 186.
^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 368.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scherzer 2007, p. 616.

Bibliography

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.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Otto Stapf	Commander of 111. Infanterie-Division 1 January 1942 – 15 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Werner von Bülow
Preceded by Generalmajor Werner von Bülow	Commander of 111. Infanterie-Division 30 August 1943 – 1 November 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Erich Gruner
Preceded by General der Infanterie Franz Mattenklott	Commander of XXXXII. Armeekorps 14 June 1944 – 23 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Arthur Finger

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 18th Infantry Division
Friedrich-Carl Cranz Werner von Erdmannsdorff Friedrich Herrlein Hans-Heinrich Jescheck Alfred Kuhnert Hans-Georg Leyser Hermann Recknagel¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords)
¹ Oak Leaves with the 111th Infantry Division, Swords with the XXXXII. Armeekorps.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 111th Infantry Division
Otto Barth Otto Herfurth Hermann Recknagel¹ (Swords) Otto Stapf Louis Tronnier
¹ Knight's Cross with the 18th Infantry Division, Swords with the XXXXII Army Corps.