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Emil Vogel
__NOTOC__ Emil 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. Life and career 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. At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Vogel was chief of staff of VII Corps, then of XX Corps, receiving the German Cross in Gold in April 1942. In September 1942 he took command of the 101st Jäger-Division, serving in the southern sector of the Eastern Front. While with the division he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in August 1943 for service in the Kuban bridgehead, and the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross in May 1944 for his part in the defenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Army (Wehrmacht)
The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (German Air Force). , the German Army had a strength of 62,766 soldiers. History Overview A German army equipped, organized, and trained following a single doctrine and permanently unified under one command in 1871 during the unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia. From 1871 to 1919, the title '' Deutsches Heer'' (German Army) was the official name of the German land forces. Following the German defeat in World War I and the end of the German Empire, the main army was dissolved. From 1921 to 1935 the name of the German land forces was the '' Reichsheer'' (Army of the Empire) and from 1935 to 1945 the name '' Heer'' was used. The ''Heer'' was one of two ground forces of the Third Reich during World War II but, unlike t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapland War
During World War II, the Lapland War ( fi , Lapin sota; sv, Lapplandskriget; german: Lapplandkrieg) saw fighting between Finland and Nazi Germany – effectively from September to November 1944 – in Finland's northernmost region, Lapland. Though the Finns and the Germans had been fighting against the Soviet Union since 1941 during the Continuation War (1941–1944), peace negotiations had already been conducted intermittently during 1943–1944 between Finland, the Western Allies and the USSR, but no agreement had been reached. The Moscow Armistice, signed on 19 September 1944, demanded that Finland break diplomatic ties with Germany and expel or disarm any German soldiers remaining in Finland after 15 September 1944. The ''Wehrmacht'' had anticipated that turn of events and planned an organised withdrawal to German-occupied Norway, as part of Operation Birke (Birch). Despite a failed offensive landing operation by Germany in the Gulf of Finland, the evacuation procee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe ( Baltics), and Southeast Europe (Balkans) from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It was known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union – and still is in some of its successor states, while almost everywhere else it has been called the ''Eastern Front''. In present-day German and Ukrainian historiography the name German-Soviet War is typically used. The battles on the Eastern Front of the Second World War constituted the largest military confrontation in history. They were characterised by unprecedented ferocity and brutality, wholesale destruction, mass deportations, and immense loss of life due to combat, starvation, exposure, disease, and massacres. Of the estimated 70–85 million deaths attributed to World War II, around 30 million occurred on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Group South
Army Group South (german: Heeresgruppe Süd) was the name of three German Army Groups during World War II. It was first used in the 1939 September Campaign, along with Army Group North to invade Poland. In the invasion of Poland Army Group South was led by Gerd von Rundstedt and his chief of staff Erich von Manstein. Two years later, Army Group South became one of three army groups into which Germany organised their forces for Operation Barbarossa. Army Group South's principal objective was to capture Soviet Ukraine and its capital Kiev. In September 1944, the Army Group South Ukraine was renamed Army Group South in Eastern Hungary. It fought in Western Hungary until March 1945 and retired to Austria at the end of the Second World War, where it was renamed Army Group Ostmark on 2 April 1945. Operation Barbarossa Ukraine was a major center of Soviet industry and mining and had the good farmland required for Hitler's plans for ''Lebensraum'' ('living space'). Army Group So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
101st Jäger Division (Wehrmacht)
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German Cross
The War Order of the German Cross (german: Der Kriegsorden Deutsches Kreuz), normally abbreviated to the German Cross or ''Deutsches Kreuz'', was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: in gold for repeated acts of bravery or military leadership; and in silver for distinguished non-combat war service. The German Cross in Gold ranked higher than the Iron Cross First Class but below the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, while the German Cross in Silver ranked higher than the War Merit Cross First Class with Swords but below the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords. Eligibility The German Cross was issued in two versions: gold and silver (the color of the laurel wreath around the swastika). The gold version was awarded to military personnel for repeated acts of bravery in combat, or of military leadership, with 6–8 acts as a rule of thumb. The silver version was awarded for multiple distinguished services in the war effort an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XX Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
German XX. Corps (XX. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. Commanders * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Friedrich Materna, October 1940 – 10 September 1942 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Rudolf Freiherr von Roman, 10 September 1942 – 14 February 1943 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Erwin Vierow, 14 February – 10 March 1943 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Rudolf Freiherr von Roman, 10 March – December 1943 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Edgar Röhricht, December 1943 – January 1944 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Rudolf Freiherr von Roman, January – 1 April 1945 * Cavalry General (''General der Kavallerie'') Carl-Erik Koehler, 1 April – 8 May 1945 Area of operations * Poland – October 1940 – June 1941 * Eastern Front, Central sector – June 1941 – April 1945 * Central Germany – April – May 1945 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
VII Army Corps (VII. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. It was destroyed in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). Commanders * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Wilhelm Adam, October 1934 – 1 October 1935 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Walther von Reichenau, 1 October 1935 – 4 February 1938 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 4 February 1938 – 31 January 1940 * Lieutenant-General (''Generalleutnant'') Gotthard Heinrici, 1 February 1940 – April 1940 * Colonel General (''Generaloberst'') Eugen Ritter von Schobert, 9 April 1940 – 25 October 1940 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Wilhelm Fahrmbacher, 25 October 1940 – 8 January 1942 * Artillery General (''General der Artillerie'') Ernst-Eberhard Hell, 8 January 1942 – 5 October 1943 * Infantry General (''General der Infanterie'') Anton Dos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
