Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels

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Years of service 1914–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Rudolf von Rank Generalleutnant

Born 23 September 1895Ingolstadt ( 1895-09-23 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandSiege of Warsaw (1939)Battle of FranceOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradBattle of MoscowBattles of RzhevSecond Battle of KharkovBattle of KurskLower Dnieper OffensiveHube's PocketOperation KonradOperation FruhlingserwachenVienna Offensive Died August 14, 1969, Rottach-Egern, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland
Commands held 6th Panzer Division

Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels (4 December 1895 – 14 August 1969) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 6th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

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Awards and decorations

Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels Generalleutnant Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (16 October 1915) & 1st Class (27 April 1924)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (12 October 1939)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 11 October 1941 as Oberstleutnant.

476th Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 6. Panzer-Division

References

Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels Wikipedia

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