Years of service 1956–61 Battles/wars World War II | Name Max-Eckart Wolff Battles and wars World War II | |
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Born 19 December 1902
Wernigerode ( 1902-12-19 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Service/branch Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine
German Navy Rank Kapitan zur See
Flottillenadmiral Commands held destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele Died November 9, 1988, Bremen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | ||
Max-Eckart Wolff (19 December 1902 – 9 November 1988) was a naval commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Wolff as commander of destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele was credited with the sinking of the British destroyers HMS Hardy and HMS Hunter on 10 April 1940. On 13 April 1940 he torpedoed and damaged HMS Eskimo. He later served as the Führer der Zerstörer (Commander of Destroyers) from 1943 to 1944.
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