Ludwig Wolff (general) explained

Ludwig Wolff
Birth Date:	3 April 1893
Birth Place:	Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Death Place:	Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1912–45
Rank:	General of the Infantry
Commands:	22nd Air Landing Division XXXIII Army Corps
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ludwig Wolff (3 April 1893 – 9 November 1968) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXXIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (November 1914) &1st Class (28 June 1917)^[1]

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 May 1940) &1st Class (18 May 1940)^[1]

• German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1942 as Generalmajor in the 22 Infanterie-Division^[2]
• 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^[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 22 June 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 22 Infanterie-Division (Luftlande) 55^[4]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 459.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 522.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 366.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 54.