Rolf Wuthmann
German general (1893–1977)
Rolf Wuthmann | |
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Born | 26 August 1893 Kassel, German Empire |
Died | 20 October 1977(1977-10-20) (aged 84) Minden, West Germany |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | General of the Artillery |
Commands | 295 Infantry Division 112 Infantry Division IX Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rolf Wuthmann (26 August 1893 – 20 October 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Wuthmann surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the 1945 Soviet Zemland Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 August 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of IX. Armeekorps[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 368.
Bibliography
- 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.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Gümbel | Commander of 295. Infanterie-Division 2 May 1942 - 16 November 1942 | Succeeded by Generalmajor Dr. Otto Korfes |
Preceded by Generalmajor Albert Newiger | Commander of 112. Infanterie-Division 20 June 1943 - 3 September 1943 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Theobald Lieb |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Heinrich Clößner | Commander of IX. Armeekorps 5 December 1943 - 20 April 1945 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Dr. Hermann Hohn |