Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service 1941–45 Name Erich Wulff | Service/branch Waffen-SS Rank Sturmbannfuhrer | |
Born 2 August 1910
Schonkirchen, Germany ( 1910-08-02 ) Died 3 February 1945(1945-02-03) (aged 34)
Flederborn Unit 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) | ||
Erich Wulff (2 August 1910 — 3 February 1945) was a Sturmbannfuhrer (Major) in the Waffen-SS during World War II, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Erich Wulff was born on the 2 August 1910 in Schonkirchen in Holstein. During World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS and was posted to the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian). He was killed in Action on the 3 February 1945, during the breakout attempt from encirclement near Flederborn on the Eastern Front. He was awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross in May 1945.
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