Rudolf Wulf

Rudolf Wulf
Born	12 December 1905 Elmshorn
Died	14 November 1972 (aged 66) Breitbrunn
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1924–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	319. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Riga Offensive (1944) Occupation of the Channel Islands
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Rudolf Wulf (12 December 1905 – 14 November 1972) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 319. Infanterie-Division on the island of Guernsey. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Rudolf Wulf was captured by British troops on 9 May 1945 and was released in 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (27 June 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 May 1944)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 November 1942 as Major and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 422^[2]
  • 556th Oak Leaves on 19 August 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 422^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 463.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 367.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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 Militaer-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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Special Camp 11