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Ludwig Wolff (general)

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Years of service
  
1912–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Role
  
General

Name
  
Ludwig Wolff

Rank
  
General der Infanterie


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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
22. Infanterie-Division (Luftlande)XXXIII. Armeekorps

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of the NetherlandsBattle of FranceBattle of DunkirkSiege of Sevastopol (1941-1942)

Died
  
November 9, 1968, Mannheim, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland

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Ludwig Wolff (3 April 1893 – 9 November 1968) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXXIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (November 1914) &1st Class (28 June 1917)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 May 1940) &1st Class (18 May 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1942 as Generalmajor in the 22 Infanterie-Division
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 192
  • Oak Leaves on 22 June 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 22 Infanterie-Division (Luftlande) 55

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