Wolf Ewert

Wolf Ewert
Born	31 July 1905 Stralsund
Died	16 March 1994 (aged 88) Bad Nauheim
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1924–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	716. Infanterie-Division 338. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Luxembourg Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Case Blue Battle of Monte Cassino Gothic Line Offensive Colmar Pocket Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wolf Ewert (31 July 1905 – 16 March 1994) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wolf Ewert was captured by American troops in April 1945 in the Ruhr Pocket and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (1 November 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 274^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Wolf Ewert @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)