This is an old revision of this page, as edited by MisterBee1966 (talk | contribs) at 09:08, 21 May 2015 (→Awards: clean up using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 09:08, 21 May 2015 by MisterBee1966 (talk | contribs) (→Awards: clean up using AWB)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)| Werner Wolff | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 28 November 1922 Memel, East Prussia |
| Died | (1945-03-00)March , 1945 (age 22) Hungary or Austria |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1940–45 |
| Rank | Obersturmführer |
| Unit | 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler |
| Commands | 1st Panzer Company 7th Panzer Company, 1st SS Panzer Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Tank Destruction Badge in Silver Eastern Front Medal Honour Roll Clasp of the Army |
Werner Wolff (28 November 1922 – 19 or 29 March 1945) was an Obersturmführer (first lieutenant), in the 1. SS Panzer Division 'Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler' (LSSAH) of the Waffen-SS, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Wolff was awarded the Knight's Cross on 7 August 1943 while serving as Joachim Peiper's Adjutant in the III.(gep.) Battalion of 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment. Peiper recommended Wolff for the his actions after he took command of the leaderless 13th Company, following the wounding of its commander, during the Battle of Kursk in early July, and stopped a Russian tank attack. Wolff destroyed one tank single handed and refused to give ground to the Russian attack.
In November 1943 Wolff was shot through the thigh and was due to have the leg amputated. However when the medical orderly arrived to take Wolff to be operated on, he drew his pistol and warned the orderly he was not losing his leg, even firing a warning shot into the ground. Wolff made a complete recovery.
In the Normandy Campaign (Operation Overlord) he particularly distinguished himself during the defense of Tilly, and was awarded the Wehrmacht's Honour Roll Clasp of the Army as a result.
Wolff is reputed to have died in Hungary, shortly after Operation Spring Awakening, on 19 March 1945. But according to Fellgiebel's book (2003 online edition), he died in the military hospital of Götzendorf, in Lower Austria, on 29 March 1945.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 August 1943 as SS-Untersturmführer and adjutant of the III.(gepanzert)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
Notes
- According to Scherzer as adjutant of the III./2. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler".
References
Citations
- Agte, Patrick, Michael Wittmann and the Waffen SS Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte in WWII, p. 126
- Read online
- Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 452, 509.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 797.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help)
External links
Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the 1st SS PD
 | This biographical article related to the military of Germany is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |