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Rudolf Wulf

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Rudolf Wulf
Born12 December 1905
Died14 November 1972(1972-11-14) (aged 66)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralmajor
Commands319th Infantry Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Rudolf Wulf (12 December 1905 Elmshorn / Schleswig-Holstein – 14 November 1972 Breitbrunn / Bavaria)[1] was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 319th Infantry Division on the island of Guernsey. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ^ http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/W/WulfR.htm
  2. ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 463.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 367.
  4. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • 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 Commander of 319. Infanterie-Division
27 February 1945 – 8 May 1945
Succeeded by
none