Erich Wulff
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Erich Wulff was a Sturmbannführer
(Major) in the Waffen SS during World War II
, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany
during World War II
.
Erich Wulff was born on the 2 August 1910 in Schönkirchen
in Holstein
. During World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS and was posted to the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian).
He was killed in Action on the 3 February 1945, during the breakout attempt from encirclement near Flederborn
on the Eastern Front
. He was awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross in May 1945.
Sturmbannführer
Sturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party equivalent to major, used both in the Sturmabteilung and the Schutzstaffel...
(Major) in the Waffen SS during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Erich Wulff was born on the 2 August 1910 in Schönkirchen
Schönkirchen
Schönkirchen is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- Location and Transport :Schönkirchen is located close to Kiel at the Bundesstraße 502 connecting Kiel and Schönberg and at the Kiel-Schönberg-Railroad. The closest main line train station is Kiel Central...
in Holstein
Holstein
Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany....
. During World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS and was posted to the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian).
He was killed in Action on the 3 February 1945, during the breakout attempt from encirclement near Flederborn
Podgaje, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Podgaje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Okonek, north-west of Złotów, and north of the regional capital Poznań....
on the Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
. He was awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross in May 1945.