Hans Freiherr von Wolff

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Years of service 1920–44 Service/branch German Army		Name Hans von Rank Oberst

Born 19 March 1903 Riga ( 1903-03-19 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Commands held Kosakenreiterbrigade 1 3. Kavallerie-Brigade Battles/wars World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Operation Bagration Died June 28, 1944, Pinsk, Belarus Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Johann Gottlieb Hans Freiherr von Wolff (19 March 1903 – 28 June 1944) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (4 October 1939)

1st Class (24 May 1940)

Panzer Badge in Silver (13 July 1940)

Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 13 July 1940 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Schutzen-Regiment 8

61st Oak Leaves on 16 January 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Schutzen-Regiment 28

References

Hans Freiherr von Wolff Wikipedia

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