Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander
Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander | |
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Born | Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | 9 April 1903
Died | 15 February 1945 Struppen, Free State of Saxony, Nazi Germany | (aged 41)
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1921–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Unit | Army Group Centre |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander[a] (9 April 1903 – 15 February 1945) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht 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. Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander was killed on 15 February 1945 in an airplane crash near Struppen, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 February 1945.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (9 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and Chief of the Generalstab of HeeresGruppe Mitte[1]
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 368.
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.
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External links
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Munich
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Imperial Knights
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Germany
- German military personnel killed in World War II