Alfred Wäger

Alfred Wäger
Alfred Wäger
Born	17 August 1883; Bamberg, German Empire
Died	9 July 1956 (aged 72); Baden-Baden, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1901–42
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	10th Infantry Division; XXV Army Corps; XXVII Army Corps; Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXIV
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France; Siege of Lille (1940); Battle of Moscow;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Wäger (17 August 1883 – 9 July 1956) was a General of the Infantry in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during the Second World War who commanded several units. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Career

After the beginning of the Second World War, Wäger was the commanding general of the XXV Army Corps. From 6 November 1939 to 23 December 1941, he led the XXVII Army Corps in the West. Finally, he commanded the Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXIV on the central section of the Eastern Front, which was defeated in the Battle of Moscow. He was transferred to the Führer's reserve in early January 1942 and finally retired in August 1942.

Wäger settled in Baden-Baden and in the last days of the war was able to hand over the city to the advancing French without a fight. A bridge over the Oos river was named after him in 1995.

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Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 10. Infanterie-Division 10 October 1935 – 1 March 1938	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Conrad von Cochenhausen
Preceded by None	Commander of XXV. Armeekorps 24 November 1938 – 6 November 1939	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Karl Ritter von Prager
Preceded by General der Infanterie Karl Ritter von Prager	Commander of XXVII. Armeekorps 6 November 1939 – 23 December 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hermann Metz	Commander of Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXIV 23 December 1941 – 31 January 1942	Succeeded by none

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