Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander
Wolf Dietrich Ritter and Edler von Xylander (born April 9, 1903 in Munich , † February 15, 1945 with Struppen ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General in World War II .
Life
origin
Wolf-Dietrich was the son of the later major general Rudolf von Xylander and his wife Helene, née Frommel. His grandfather was the Bavarian Colonel General Emil von Xylander .
Military career
After graduating from the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich , Xylander joined the Reichswehr on May 1, 1921, and joined the 19th (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment . With this he was promoted to lieutenant on March 1, 1925 . In 1925/26 he was transferred to the 11th Company in Kempten (Allgäu) for a few years , where he was promoted to lieutenant on February 1, 1928 . In the spring of 1932 he came to the regimental staff in Munich.
In 1933 he was assigned to the War Academy and promoted to captain on June 1, 1934 . On September 1, 1935, he was transferred to the General Staff of the Army and employed in the 3rd Division of Quartermaster IV. Officially transferred there on March 1, 1937, he was authorized to wear the uniform of the General Staff. There he was in 1939 and to Major i. G. promoted.
Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War , during the mobilization , he became the third general staff officer of the 206th Infantry Division on August 26, 1939 . At the beginning of June 1940 he became First General Staff Officer (Ia) in the staff of the 30th Infantry Division . With this he made the second part of the western campaign and then stayed with the division in France. On December 1, 1940 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel i. G. promoted.
At the end of spring 1941 the staff moved to the east and at the beginning of summer 1941 he took part in the attack on northern Russia with the 30th Infantry Division . At the beginning of August 1941, he was replaced and appointed First General Staff Officer (Ia) of the 2nd Army .
On November 25, 1942, he was transferred to the Führerreserve and on January 1, 1943, Colonel i. G. promoted. Three weeks later - on January 19, 1943 - he became Chief of the General Staff of the XXXXIX. Mountain Corps in the Caucasus . On June 1, 1943, he became Chief of the General Staff of the 17th Army . On January 1, 1944, he was promoted to major general, but on July 9, 1944, he was again transferred to the Führerreserve and then to the General Staff of Army Group Northern Ukraine. In July 1944 he became Chief of the General Staff of this Army Group. Promoted to Lieutenant General on December 1, 1944, in January 1945 he became Chief of the General Staff of Army Group Center. In this capacity, he fatally crashed in an airplane in February 1945.
Awards
- Blood Order (Award No. 1452) on November 9, 1933 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Hitler coup .
- German cross in gold on August 9, 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 20, 1945 ( posthumous )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reinhard Stumpf: The Wehrmacht Elite. Rank and origin structure of the German generals and admirals 1933–1945. Harald Boldt Verlag. Boppard am Rhein 1982. ISBN 3-7646-1815-9 . P. 255.
- ^ Annual report on the Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Munich. ZDB ID 12448436 , 1920/21
- ↑ a b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 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 , p. 801.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Xylander, Wolf-Dietrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Xylander, Wolf-Dietrich Ritter and Edler von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1945 |
| Place of death | at Struppen |