Albrecht Wüstenhagen

Albrecht Wüstenhagen
Born	19 October 1892 Klostermansfeld
Died	Witebsk, Belarus
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–19 1935–44
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	Artillerie-Regiment 129 110. Infanterie-Division 256. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk Battles of Rzhev
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Albrecht Wüstenhagen (son)

Albrecht Wüstenhagen (19 October 1892 – 26 April 1944) was a Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Albrecht Wüstenhagen was killed near Witebsk, Belarus on 26 April 1944.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (7 March 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 129

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Eberhard von Kurowski	Commander of 110. Infanterie-Division 25 September 1943 – 1 December 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Eberhard von Kurowski
Preceded by Generalleutnant Paul Danhauser	Commander of 256. Infanterie-Division 24 November 1943 – 26 April 1944	Succeeded by Reformed as 256. Volksgrenadier-Division