Erich Wulff (Kriegsmarine)
Erich Wulff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1914 Stade |
| Died | 12 January 1979 (aged 64) Stade |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant zur See |
| Commands held | Vorpostenboot VP-18 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Erich Wulff (17 May 1914 – 12 January 1979) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant zur See in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award
- 4th Class (1 July 1937)
- Sudetenland Medal (1 December 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (28 February 1941)
- 1st Class (26 November 1941)
- Minesweeper War Badge (28 November 1940)
- German Cross in Gold on 26 October 1942 as Leutnant zur See on Vorpostenboot VP-266/18. Vorpostenflottille[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 April 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of Vorpostenboot VP-18 in the 18. Vorpostenflottille[2]
References
Citations
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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