Emil Vogel

Emil Wilhelm Vogel
Born	20 July 1894
Died	1 October 1985(1985-10-01) (aged 91)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held	101st Jäger Division XXXVI Mountain Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 June 1915) & 1st Class (25 October 1916)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of the General-Kommando of the XX. Armeekorps^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 7 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 101. Jäger Division^[3]
- Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 101. Jäger Division^[4]

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.
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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Diestel	Commander of 101. Jäger-Division 1 September 1942 - 12 July 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Dr. Walter Aßmann
Preceded by General der Infanterie Karl Weisenberger	Commander of XXXVI. Gebirgskorps 10 August 1944 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by -

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 101st Jäger Division (101st Light Infantry Division)
Walter Assmann Erich Marcks¹ (Oak Leaves) Carl Püchler Otto Schury¹ (Oak Leaves) Emil Vogel (Oak Leaves)
¹Oak Leaves with the LXXXIV. Armee-Korps. ²Knight's Cross with 5th Mountain Division.

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