Wagner, Karl Matthäus (Generalmajor)
- Date of birth:
- August 4th, 1895 (Kempen/Rhine Province, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 17th, 1982 (Einbeck/Lower Saxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
August 5th, 1943: Vorgeschlagen zur Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes.
Promotions:
May 27th, 1915: Fahnenjunker;
October 11th, 1915: Fähnrich;
December 31st, 1915: Leutnant (ohne Patent);
x?: Patent vom 21-5-1916 erhalten;
July 1st, 1922: neues RDA vom 1-9-1915 (99) erhalten;
July 31st, 1925: Oberleutnant mit RDA vom 1-4-1925 (78);
February 1st, 1930: Hauptmann (2);
November 1st, 1935: Major (60);
October 1st, 1938: Oberstleutnant (29);
x?: neues RDA vom 1-10-1937 (45a) erhalten;
October 1st, 1940: Oberst (24);
May 1st, 1944: Generalmajor (1a).
Career:
August 8th, 1914: eingetreten als Freiwilliger;
February 1st, 1915: ins Feld zum Feld-Art.Rgt. 5;
October 22nd, 1915: Zugführer im Inf.Rgt. 52;
July 21st, 1917: Bataillonsadjutant;
February 17th, 1919: Ordonnanzoffizier im Stab 5. Inf-Div.;
May 23rd, 1920: Brigadeadjutant;
January 1st, 1921: Zugführer und Sportoffizier 15./Inf.Rgt. 8;
October 1st, 1923: im Stab Inf.Rgt. 8;
May 1st, 1926: Adjutant I./Inf.Rgt. 8;
October 1st, 1928: 12./Inf.Rgt. 8;
May 1st, 1930: Chef 5./Inf.Rgt. 8;
May 1st, 1933: Chef 11./Inf.Rgt. 8;
October 1st, 1934: Kp.Chef II./Inf.Rgt. 30;
October 15th, 1935: Chef 14./Inf.Rgt. 30;
October 6th, 1936: Kdr. Nachrichten-Abt. 29;
November 10th, 1938: Kdr. Nachrichten-Abt. 29;
January 5th, 1940: Kdr. Nachrichten-Abt. 422;
December 1st, 1940: Nachrichten-Führer Panzergruppe 1;
October 5th, 1941: Nachrichten-Führer 1. Panzerarmee;
May 27th, 1943: mdFb Gren.Rgt. 681;
July 19th, 1943: verwundet;
July 27th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
May 1st, 1944: Kdr. Heeresnachrichtenschule I;
April 15th, 1945: Nachrichten-Führer 12. Armee.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- March 12th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- September 20th, 1917
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- December 27th, 1934
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 20th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 3rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Nachrichten-Führer, 1. Panzer-Armee, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kdr, Grenadier-Regiment 681, 333. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 7th, 1943
Sources
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- axishistory.com
- NARA Roll A3356 R883
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