Wolff von Stutterheim
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Born17 February 1893
Königsberg, German Empire
Königsberg, German Empire
Buried
Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Wolff von Stutterheim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1893 Königsberg, German Empire |
| Died | 3 December 1940 (aged 47) Berlin, Germany |
| Buried | Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Prussian Army Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1912–1920 1935–1940 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | Kampfgeschwader 77 |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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.
