Wolf, Adolf (LW-Flak)
- Date of birth:
- May 23rd, 1899 (Braunschweig/Braunschweig, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 11th, 1973 (Bayreuth/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Career:
?: Kommandeur I. / Flak-Regiment 64;
May 31st, 1940 - June 24th, 1940: Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 64;
February 1st, 1944 - October 1st, 1944: Kommandeur 18. Flak-Division;
October 2nd, 1944 - May 8th, 1945: Kommandeur 13. Flak-Division.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur I. Flak-Regiment 64 (motorisiert), Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 20th, 1940
"Oberstleutnant Wolf and his Abteilung of Flak troops accompanied the armoured troops into the forward battle areas and provided excellent protection for their continued advance across the Somme. In the first part of the Western Campaign his Abteilung shot down a large number of enemy aircraft. It also participated in the defense against the Anglo-French attack on Abbeville and resisted against heavy ground and air assaults. The Abteilung’s glorious exploits and the contributions of its commander (who through prudent leadership and personal bravery managed to get the most out of his Batterien even in dangerous situations) played a large role in the successful conclusion of this battle."
During the defense of the Abbeville bridgehead (as described in the excerpt) 56 Allied tanks were destroyed. Wolf's Flak guns played a critical role in knocking out the larger Allied tanks (such as the Char B1 bis) that the majority of German Pak guns were powerless against.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 5th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Group Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 49, 5. Flak-Division, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 13. Flak-Division, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1944
Date according to the publication in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt.
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.
- WEBER, SASCHA, The Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge, B&D Publishing LLC, Richmond, 2008.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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