Gustav-Adolf von Zangen

Born7 November 1892

Died1 May 1964 (aged 71)

Allegiance

Gustav Adolf von Zangen

Born	(1892-11-07)7 November 1892 Darmstadt, German Empire
Died	1 May 1964(1964-05-01) (aged 71) Hanau, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1910–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	15th Army 17th Infantry Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Scheldt Operation Market Garden Operation Blackcock Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gustav Adolf Karl Friedrich Ernst von Zangen^[1] (7 November 1892 – 1 May 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a commander of the 15th Army in the Netherlands in 1944 during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

↑ Correct name according to Geburtsurkunde (Geburtsregister des Standesamtes Darmstadt Nr. 1013/1892) and Heiratsurkunde (Heiratsregister des Standesamtes Darmstadt Nr. 175/1917)
↑ Thomas 1998, p. 468.
↑ "Zangen, von, Gustav-Adolf (15. Armee) - TracesOfWar.com".
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 802.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 92.

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [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.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Military offices

Preceded by

Generalleutnant Ernst Güntzel

Commander of 17. Infanterie-Division
25 December 1941 – 1 April 1943

Succeeded by

Preceded by

General der Artillerie Hans Behlendorff

Commander of LXXXIV. Armeekorps
1 April 1943 – 1 August 1943

Succeeded by

General der Artillerie Erich Marcks

Preceded by

General der Artillerie Erich Marcks

Commander of LXXXVII. Armeekorps
1 August 1943 – 8 July 1944

Succeeded by

General der Artillerie Kurt Jahn

Preceded by

Commander of 15. Armee
25 August 1944 – 18 April 1945

Succeeded by

none

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 15th Infantry Division
Staff	Erich Buschenhagen¹ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis Hanns Laengenfelder (Oak Leaves)
Units	Wilhelm Behrens Gustav-Adolf von Zangen³ (Oak Leaves)
¹Oak Leaves with the LII Army Corps. ³Oak Leaves with the 15th Army. ⁴Oak Leaves with the XXXXI. Panzerkorps

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