Alwin Wolz | |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1897 |
Rank: | Generalmajor |
Commands: | 3rd Flak Division |
Battles: | Defense of the Reich Bombing of Hamburg |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alwin Wolz (22 September 1897 – 15 September 1978) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 3rd Flak Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Wolz commanded the 3rd Flak Division between 1 May 1944 and 2 April 1945.[1]
Wolz was appointed combat commander of Hamburg on 15 April 1945. He surrendered the city to the British 7th Armoured Division on 3 May 1945.
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