Karl Wolff Military person

Karl Friedrich Otto Wolff (13 May 1900 – 17 July 1984) was a high-ranking member of the Nazi SS, ultimately holding the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS. He became Chief of Personal Staff to the Reichsführer (Heinrich Himmler) and SS Liaison Officer to Hitler until his replacement in 1943. He ended World War II as the Supreme Commander of all SS forces in Italy. After the war, Wolff was also a central witness as to the alleged plot to kidnap Pope Pius XII.

Personal facts

Karl Wolff
Birth dateMay 13, 1900
Birth place
Germany , Darmstadt
Date of deathJuly 17, 1984
Place of death
West Germany , Rosenheim

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
German Empire (1917–1918)
Weimar Republic (1918–1920)
award
Iron Cross
SS-Ehrenring
German Cross
Golden Party Badge
military operations
Italian Campaign (World War II)
Western Front (World War I)
World War II
World War I
military commandHöSSPF Italien
military unit
Schutzstaffel

Topical connections

Adolf HitlerPresident
August HlondCleric
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Adolf AxMilitary person
Arthur Seyss-InquartPolitician
Arthur GreiserPolitician
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Arpad WigandPolitician

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