Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels

Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels
Waldenfels (2nd from right)
Born	23 September 1895 Ingolstadt
Died	14 August 1969 (aged 73) Rottach-Egern
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	6th Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (16 October 1915) & 1st Class (27 April 1924)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (12 October 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 11 October 1941 as as Oberstleutnant.^[2]
  • 476th Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 6. Panzer-Division^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 409.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 766.

Bibliography

• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.