Rudolf Wulf Explained

Rudolf Wulf
Birth Date:	12 December 1905
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	Generalmajor
Commands:	319th Infantry Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight'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

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 October 1939) & 1st Class (27 June 1941)^[2]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 May 1944)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 November 1942 as Major and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 422^[3]
  • 556th Oak Leaves on 19 August 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 422^[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: 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. Web site: Generalmajor Rudolf Wulf - Lexikon der Wehrmacht.
2. Thomas 1998, p. 463.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 367.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.