Max-Eckart Wolff
| Max-Eckart Wolff | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
19 December 1902 Wernigerode |
| Died |
9 November 1988 (aged 85) Bremen |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany |
| Service/branch |
.svg.png){kind=small} Reichsmarine.svg.png){kind=small} Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Years of service |
1922-1945 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 sinking of the British destroyers HMS Hardy and HMS Hunter on 10 April 1940. On 13 April 1940 he torpedoed 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). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
- 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.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Konteradmiral Erich Bey |
Führer der Zerstörer 1 November 1943 – 15 January 1944 |
Succeeded by Kapitän zur See Theodor von Bechtolsheim |
| Preceded by — |
Commander-in-Chief German Fleet (CINCGERFLEET) 1956 – 1957 |
Succeeded by Konteradmiral Rolf Johannesson |
Commander-in-Chiefs German Fleet (CINCGERFLEET), Bundesmarine | ||
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