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  • Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander
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  • 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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serviceyears
  • 1921
Birth Date
  • 1903-04-09
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death place
Name
  • Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander
Birth Place
  • Munich
Title
  • Chief of the General Staff of HeeresGruppe Mitte
Awards
death date
  • 1945-02-15
Rank
Battles
  • World War II *Battle of France *Eastern Front
Before
  • Generalleutnant Otto Heidkämper
Years
  • --02-15
After
  • Generalleutnant Oldwig von Natzmer
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.