Ludwig Wolff (general)

This article is about the World War II general. For the chemist, see Ludwig Wolff.

Ludwig Wolff
Ludwig Wolff
Born	3 April 1893 Chemnitz
Died	9 November 1968(1968-11-09) (aged 75) Mannheim
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	22. Infanterie-Division (Luftlande) XXXIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of the Netherlands Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ludwig Wolff (3 April 1893 – 9 November 1968) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXIII. corps. 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. Ludwig Wolff was captured by American troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (November 1914)
  • 1st Class (28 June 1917)
• Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (19 September 1916)
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (18 May 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Crimea Shield
• Order of Michael the Brave
  • 3rd Class (8 May 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (8 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 192
  • 100th Oak Leaves on 22 June 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 22 Infanterie-Division (Luftlande) 55

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Historic.de

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Graf von Sponeck	Commander of 22. Infanterie-Division 10 October 1941 – 1 August 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
Preceded by General der Artillerie Erwin Engelbrecht	Commander of XXXIII. Armeekorps 25 December 1943 – 10 August 1944	Succeeded by General der Kavallerie Carl-Erik Koehler