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. Wolf Hagemann was captured on 8 May 1945 and was released in 1947. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (6 July 1916) 1st Class (5 July 1917) Merit Cross, 4th class with Swords (Waldeck, 22 November 1917) Wound Badge (1914) in Black (20 July 1918) Silesian Eagle, 1st and 2nd class (31 July 1919) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 January 1935) Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd class (2 October 1936) Sudetenland Medal Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 October 1939) 1st Class (10 May 1940) Narvik Shield (10 November 1940) Commander"s Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania with Swords (24 June 1942) Eastern Front Medal (5 August 1942) Crimea Shield Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class (Romania, 12 July 1944) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139 484th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 336. Infanterie-Division.
