Hans Freiherr von Wolff

Hans Freiherr von Wolff
Born	19 March 1903 Riga
Died	28 June 1944 (aged 41) Pinsk
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1920–44
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Kosakenreiterbrigade 1 3. Kavallerie-Brigade
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Operation Bagration
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Johann Gottlieb Hans Freiherr von Wolff^[a] (19 March 1903 – 28 June 1944) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (24 May 1940)^[1]
• Panzer Badge in Silver (13 July 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 July 1940 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Schützen-Regiment 8^[2]
  • 61st Oak Leaves on 16 January 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Schützen-Regiment 28^[3]

Footnotes

• ^a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron), which is now legally a part of the last name. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 458.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 366.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 52.

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 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945