Rudolf Wulf

Rudolf Wulf
Born	12 December 1905
Died	14 November 1972(1972-11-14) (aged 66)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	319th Infantry Division
Conflicts	World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Riga Offensive (1944) Occupation of the Channel Islands
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Rudolf Wulf (12 December 1905 Elmshorn / Schleswig-Holstein – 14 November 1972 Breitbrunn / Bavaria) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 319th Infantry Division on the island of Guernsey. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 October 1939) & 1st Class (27 June 1941)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 May 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 November 1942 as Major and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 422
  • 556th Oak Leaves on 19 August 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 422

References

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.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.