Emil Vogel

Emil Wilhelm Vogel (20 July 1894 – 1 October 1985) was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXVI. Gebirgskorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Emil Vogel was captured by British troops in Norway in 1945, he was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (11 June 1915)
 * 1st Class (25 October 1916)
 * Cross of Honor
 * Anschluss Medal (8 November 1938)
 * Sudetenland Medal (15 August 1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (20 October 1939)
 * Infantry Assault Badge (14 October 1942)
 * Crimea Shield
 * Eastern Front Medal (7 August 1942)
 * German Cross in Gold (25 April 1942)
 * 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
 * 475 Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 101. Jäger Division
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (29 March 1944)