Wolff von Stutterheim (17 February 1893 – 3 December 1940) was a German Generalmajor.
Wolff von Stutterheim | |
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| Born | 17 February 1893 Königsberg, Germany |
| Died | 3 December 1940 (aged 47) Berlin, Germany |
| Buried | Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Prussian Army Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1912–1920 1935–1940 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | Kampfgeschwader 77 |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Stutterheim was born in Königsberg, Germany. He came from an old military family which produced several generals and seven knights of the order Pour le Mérite. Eleven members of his family fell in action during World War I, including his father and two of his uncles. He was awarded the Pour le Mérite during World War I and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.
Von Stutterheim was severely wounded in aerial combat over France while commanding Kampfgeschwader 77 on 15 June 1940. He died from his wounds in a Berlin hospital on 3 December 1940.
Awards
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- Pour le Mérite (27 August 1918)
- Knight of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (31 October 1916)
- Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class in February 1915
- Wound Badge in Gold
- Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (4 July 1940)
References
edit- 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.