| Max-Eckart Wolff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 December 1902 |
| Died | 9 November 1988 (aged 85) |
| Place of birth | Wernigerode |
| Place of death | Bremen |
| Allegiance |
 Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Years of service | 1956 – 1961 |
| Rank |
Kapitän zur See Flottillenadmiral |
| Commands held | destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Eduard Hans Martin Max-Eckart Wolff (19 December 1902 in Wernigerode – 9 November 1988 in Bremen) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wolff as commander of destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele was credited with the destruction of the British destroyers HMS Hardy and HMS Hunter on 10 April 1940. On 13 April 1940 he attacked and damaged HMS Eskimo.
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge in Black (13 May 1940)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 August 1940 as Korvettenkapitän and commander of destroyer Z-2 Georg Thiele[2]
- Destroyer War Badge (9 October 1940)[1]
- Narvik Shield (10 November 1940)[1]
- Great Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (March 1963)[1]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2:L–Z. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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