Werner Wolf Military person

Werner Wolf (27 October 1915 – 25 July 2002) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves 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 and 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 awarded.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 27, 1915
Birth place
Germany , Satzung
Date of deathJuly 25, 2002
Place of death
Germany , Friedsmanndorf

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Operation Bagration
Battle of Kursk
World War II
Heiligenbeil Pocket
Battle of France
Battle of Kiev (1941)
East Prussian Offensive
Minsk Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
service start1935
service end1945

Werner Wolf on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/W/Wolf-Werner.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/9252