Hugo Ruf (Waffen SS)

Hugo Ruf
Born	30 December 1920 Herten/Lörrach
Died	2 May 1945 (aged 24) near Celle
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1939–45 Waffen SS
Rank	Oberscharführer
Unit	5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Panzer Badge in Silver

Hugo Ruf (30 December 1920 – 2 May 1945) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Oberscharführer Hugo Ruf was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 16 October 1944 as platoon commander in the 3rd Company, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking.^[1][2][3]

References

1. "Oberscharführer hugo ruf". frontkjemper. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
2. "Ritterkreuzträger der Division Wiking". Retrieved 2009-03-21.
3. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes". wehrmachts lexikon. Retrieved 2009-03-21.

Further reading

• 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.