Hermann Recknagel
Hermann Recknagel 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 2nd Class & 1st Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division
- 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
- * Oak Leaves on 6 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division
- * Swords on 23 October 1944 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXXXII. Armeekorps