Emil Vogel Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 20, 1894
Birth place	Germany , Zwickau
Date of death	October 01, 1985
Place of death	Germany , Mülheim

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allegiance	(to 1918) (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland German occupation of Czechoslovakia Battle of the Caucasus Lapland War World War II Battle of France Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive World War I Anschluss Operation Northern Lights (disambiguation) Battle of Moscow Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	101. Jäger Division XXXVI. Gebirgskorps
service start	1914
service end	1945