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Stutterheim, von, Wolf

Date of birth:
January 17th, 1893 (Königsberg, German Empire)
Date of death:
December 3rd, 1940 (Berlin, Germany)
Buried on:
Invalidenfriedhof
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1915
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1915
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
October 31st, 1916

With swords
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
August 27th, 1918
Pour le Mérite
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
Unit:
Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 4th, 1940
The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Stutterheim received the Knight’s Cross…

“Generalmajor and Geschwader Kommodore Wolf von Stutterheim personally participated in all the operations of his unit in both the Polish and Western theatres. His unceasing devotion to duty and brave conduct were exemplary for the crews of his formation. As such he has a massive share in the successes of his Geschwader.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre

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