Ludwig Wolff (general)

This article is about the Wehrmacht general. For the chemist, see Ludwig Wolff. For the Luftwaffe general, see Ludwig Wolff (general, born 1886).

Ludwig Wolff (3 April 1893 – 9 November 1968) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXXIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Ludwig Wolff
Born	3 April 1893 Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died	9 November 1968(1968-11-09) (aged 75) Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Years of service	1912–1945
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	22nd Air Landing Division XXXIII Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (November 1914) &1st Class (28 June 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 May 1940) &1st Class (18 May 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1942 as Generalmajor in the 22 Infanterie-Division^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 192^[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 22 June 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 22 Infanterie-Division (Luftlande) 55^[4]