Wolfgang von Kluge

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Years of service 1912–44 Rank Generalleutnant		Name Wolfgang Kluge Service/branch German Army

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIOperation BarbarossaBattle of UmanBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of MoscowBattles of RzhevBattle of KurskSiege of Dunkirk (1944) Relations Gunther von Kluge (brother) Died October 30, 1976, Kiel, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Operation Barbarossa Commands held 292nd Infantry Division, 226. Infanterie-Division Similar People Alois Liska, Friedrich Frisius, Harry Crerar

Wolfgang von Kluge (5 May 1892 – 30 October 1976) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 292. Infanterie-Division

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