| Erich Wulff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 August 1910 |
| Died | 3 February 1945 (aged 34) |
| Place of birth | Schönkirchen, Germany |
| Place of death | Flederborn |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer |
| Unit | 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class German Cross in Gold |
Erich Wulff (2 August 1910 — 3 February 1945) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS during World War II, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Erich Wulff was born on the 2 August 1910 in Schönkirchen in Holstein. During World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS and was posted to the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian). He was killed in Action on the 3 February 1945, during the breakout attempt from encirclement near Flederborn on the Eastern Front. He was awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross in May 1945.
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Further reading[]
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Mitcham, Jr.Samuel (2007). Retreat to the Reich. Stackpole books. ISBN 0-8117-3384-X.
- Henschler Henri & Fay Will (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS. 1943-45 Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-2905-2.
- Huß, Jürgen & Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939-1945 (in German). VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 3-925480-79-X.
- Mitcham, Samuel (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944-45. Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3371-8
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