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rdfs:label | - Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander
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rdfs:comment | - Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander (9 April 1903 – 15 February 1945) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander was killed on 15 February 1945 in an airplane crash near Struppen, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 February 1945.
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Name | - Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander
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Title | - Chief of the General Staff of HeeresGruppe Mitte
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Battles | - World War II
*Battle of France
*Eastern Front
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Before | - Generalleutnant Otto Heidkämper
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After | - Generalleutnant Oldwig von Natzmer
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abstract | - Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander (9 April 1903 – 15 February 1945) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander was killed on 15 February 1945 in an airplane crash near Struppen, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 February 1945.
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