Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Major im Generalstab Service/branch German Army | Years of service 1937–45 Name Leo-Volkhard von | |
Commands held III./Grenadier-Regiment 410 Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
Demyansk Pocket
Battle of Narva (1944)
Courland Pocket Died February 22, 1945, Bonn, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Leo-Volkhard Freiherr von Wittgenstein (13 July 1913 – 22 February 1945) was a highly decorated Major i.G. in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Leo-Volkhard Freiherr von Wittgenstein died on 22 February 1945 in Bonn.
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