Wolfgang von Kluge explained

Wolfgang von Kluge
Birth Date:5 May 1892
Birth Place:Stettin, German Empire
Death Place:Wahlstedt, West Germany
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Branch:Army
Serviceyears:1912–44
Rank:Generalleutnant
Commands:292nd Infantry Division
357th Infantry Division
226th Infantry Division
Fortress Dunkirk
Battles:World War II
Relations:Günther von Kluge (brother)Eike-Henner Kluge (grandson)
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wolfgang von Kluge (5 May 1892 – 30 October 1976) served in both world wars. He rose to the rank of Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht by 1943, commanding several divisions. He was commander of "Fortress Dunkirk" between July and September 1944. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

He was the younger brother of Gunther von Kluge (1882-1944).

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Bibliography

. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 214.