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Albrecht Wüstenhagen

Albrecht Wüstenhagen (19 October 1892 – 26 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Wüstenhagen was killed near Vitebsk, Belarus on 26 June 1944 while attempting to lead a breakout commanding the 256th Infantry Division which had recently been encircled during Operation Bagration.[1]

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  1. ^ Veal, Stephen Ariel (1991). The collapse of the German army in the East in the summer of 1944 (Volume 1) (MA History thesis). Portland State University. p. 322. doi:10.15760/etd.6183.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 367.

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.
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 June 1944
Succeeded by
Reformed as 256. Volksgrenadier-Division

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