Hartwig from Ludwiger
Gottlob Hartwig Alfred Michael von Ludwiger (born June 29, 1895 in Beuthen OS ; † May 5, 1947 in Belgrade ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General in World War II .
Life
Ludwiger served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander in various units. He also served in the Wehrmacht during World War II, including as commander of the 704th Infantry Division and the 104th Jäger Division . In the last days of the war of 1945 Ludwiger was with the leadership of the XXI. Mountain Army Corps commissioned and ended up in Soviet captivity at the end of the war .
Hartwig von Ludwiger was extradited to Yugoslavia after the end of the war . There he was charged, sentenced to death and executed .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
- Wound badge (1918) in silver
- Order of the Silesian Eagle II level
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Infantry assault badge in silver
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on July 15, 1941
- Oak leaves on December 23, 1942 (163rd award)
literature
- Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ludwiger, Hartwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ludwiger, Gottlob Hartwig Alfred Michael von (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beuthen , Upper Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1947 |
| Place of death | Belgrade , Yugoslavia |