Wolff von Stutterheim
Grave at the Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin.
Graves of Stutterheim, Mölders and Udet (Situation 2013) on the Invalidenfriedhof Berlin
Wolff von Stutterheim (17 February 1893 - 3 December 1940) was a German Generalmajor.
Stutterheim was born in Königsberg, Germany. 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 World War I, including his father and two of his uncles.
He was awarded the Pour le Mérite during World War I and the 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.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- House Order of Hohenzollern with Knight's Cross and Swords
- Pour le Mérite (27 August 1918)
- Wound Badge (1918) in Gold
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 3rd Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (4 July 1940)
References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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.
- 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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| 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 |
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