Wolff von Stutterheim

Wolff von Stutterheim (born 17 February 1893 in Königsberg; died of wounds on 3 December 1940 in Berlin) was a German Generalmajor. He came from an old military family which produced several generals and seven Knights of the order Pour le Mérite. Eleven members of his family fell in action during the First World War, including his father and two of his uncles.

He was awarded the Pour le Mérite during World War I and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.

von Stutterheim was severely wounded in aerial combat over France while commanding Kampfgeschwader 77 on 15 June 1940. He died from his wounds in a Berlin hospital on 3 December 1940.

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References

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Military offices
Preceded by
Oberst Heinrich Seywald		 Commander of Kampfgeschwader 77
14 September 1939 – 20 March 1940		 Succeeded by
Oberst Dr. Johan-Volkmar Fisser
Preceded by
Oberst Dr. Johan-Volkmar Fisser		 Commander of Kampfgeschwader 77
31 May 1940 – 15 June 1940		 Succeeded by
Generalmajor Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch
Names are in alphabetical order