Hermann Wulf

Dr. med. Hermann Wulf
Born	25 July 1915 Eichede
Died	19 May 1990 (aged 74) Norderstedt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45 1956–71
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	III./Grenadier-Regiment 76
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Hube's Pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Lower Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Dr. med. Hermann Wulf^{[Note 1]} (25 July 1915 – 19 May 1990) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Brigadegeneral in the Bundeswehr. 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. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards. Hermann Wulf was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and escaped in October 1945. In 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1971 as a Brigadier general.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (21 June 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 February 1945)^[1]
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
  • in Gold (18 May 1944)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 October 1941 as Oberleutnant and Chef 9./Infanterie-Regiment 76^[2]
  • 520th Oak Leaves on 3 July 1944 as Major and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)^[3]

Notes

1. In German a Doctor of Medicine is abbreviated as Dr. med. (Doctor medicinae).

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 462.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 367.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 72.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
• 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