Hermann Recknagel

Hermann Recknagel (18 July 1892, Hofgeismar – 23 January 1945) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Recknagel was shot on 23 January 1945 by partisans between Piotrków Trybunalski and Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (1 October 1914)
 * 1st Class (30 September 1916)
 * Wound Badge (1914)
 * in Black
 * in Silver
 * Cross of Honor
 * Infantry Assault Badge
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (22 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (2 October 1939)
 * 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
 * 319th Oak Leaves on 6 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division
 * 104th Swords on 23 October 1944 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXXXII. Armeekorps
 * Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtsbericht (8 June 1940, 19 August 1944, 9 September 1944)