Wolf Dietrich von Xylander

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Years of service 1921–45 Service/branch German Army Died 1945, Struppen, Germany		Name Wolf-Dietrich Xylander Rank Generalleutnant Unit Army Group Centre
Born 9 April 1903Munich ( 1903-04-09 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IIBattle of FranceEastern Front Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War II, Battle of France, Eastern Front

Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander (9 April 1903 – 15 February 1945) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Xylander was killed on 15 February 1945 in an airplane crash near Struppen, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 February 1945.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and Chief of the Generalstab of HeeresGruppe Mitte

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Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander Wikipedia

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