Hartwig von Ludwiger Military person

Gottlob Hartwig Alfred Michael von Ludwiger, best known as Hartwig von Ludwiger, was a German high-ranking officer during World War II and 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. Hartwig von Ludwiger was responsible for numerous atrocities committed throughout the Balkans. After the war, he was executed by the Yugoslavs as a war criminal.

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Alias (AKA)	Ludwiger Gottlob Hartwig Alfred Michael von
Birth date	June 29, 1895
Birth place	Silesia , Bytom
Date of death	May 05, 1947
Place of death	Belgrade , Yugoslavia

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Silesian Uprisings Crimean Campaign Battle of the Somme World War II Yugoslav Front Battle of France World War I Battle of Moscow Battle of the Kerch Peninsula
military branch	Reichswehr Wehrmacht
military command	XXI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 104. Jäger-Division 704. Infanterie-Division Infanterie-Regiment 83
service start	1914
service end	1945