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Member of th 12th SS-Division Hitlerjugend

Members of the 12th SS-Division Hitlerjugend

SS-Sturmann. Foreign volunteer.

Werner Wolff

Werner Wolff (28 de noviembre de 1922 – 19 de marzo de 1945) fue un Obersturmführer de las SS que perteneció a la 1. División Panzer SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler de las Waffen-SS, que se adjudicó la Cruz de Caballero de la Cruz de Hierro.

Wolff fue galardonado con la Cruz de Caballero el 7 de agosto de 1943, mientras servía como Ayudante de Joachim Peiper en el 2º Batallón del Regimiento de Granaderos Panzer SS. Peiper recomendó a Wolff por sus acciones después de que el tomó el mando de el 13º Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, a raíz de las heridas que sufrió su comandante durante la Batalla de Kursk, a principios de julio detuvo el ataque de un tanque ruso. Wolff destruyó un tanque único y se negó a entregarse y rendirse en el campo de batalla frente al ataque ruso.¹​

En noviembre de 1943 Wolff recibió un disparo en el muslo y debieron de amputarle la pierna. Sin embargo, cuando llegó la orden médica para operarle, Wolff mostró su pistola y le advirtió al médico que no estaba dispuesto a perder una pierna, llegando incluso a disparar al suelo como advertencia. Wolff tuvo luego una recuperación completa.

En la campaña de Normandía, sus acciones fueron especialmente distinguidas durante la defensa de Tilly, fue galardonado con la Lista de Honor de cierre del Ejército de la Wehrmacht como resultado de sus acciones.

Wolff resultó muerto durante la Ofensiva del Lago Balatón, en Hungría el 19 de marzo de 1945.²​

August Zehender
Obersturbannführer 

August Friedrich Zehender (28 April 1903 – 11 February 1945) was a Brigadeführer and General-Major in the Waffen-SS during World War II and the commander of the 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.^[1]

 In 1935, Zehender was posted to the SS-Verfügungstruppe (his NSDAP party number was 4263133 and his SS service number 224219). He served with the III Battalion, SS-Standarte Germania at Ellwangen, where he was in charge of a platoon in the machine-gun company. Several years later, he became the commander of the 4th (machine-gun) Company in SS-Regiment Deutschland. After promotion to Sturmbannführer, he was given command of a motorcycle battalion in the Das Reich Division, having as his company commanders Wilhelm von Kment, Fritz Klingenberg and Christian Tychsen.^[1]

At the end of June 1941, Zehender was seriously wounded on the Eastern Front at Losza. After his recovery he was posted to the SS Cavalry Brigade.^[1]

In January 1943, Zehender's regiment took control of the village Cholomedina, fought off several counter-attacks from the enemy and made further attacks into the territory held by Soviet Red Army forces. For these actions he was promoted to Obersturmbannführer and awarded the Knights Cross on 10 March 1943.^[1][2]

In the spring of 1944, he was given command of the 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresa, with which he fought at Budapest.^[1]

On 4 February 1945, Zehender was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross. He was killed in action 7 days later in Budapest at the age of 41.^[1]

Awards:

• Iron Cross (1938) 2nd and 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Wound Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 16 October 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer in SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 2^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 10 March 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1 "Florian Geyer"^{[4][Note 1]}
  • 722nd Oak Leaves as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS, and commander of the 22. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division "Maria Theresia"^[5][6]

August Zehender

Gerth, Walter. SS-Obersturmführer

Walter Gerth (12 December 1914 — 10 January 1995) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Sturmbannführer Walter Gerth was awarded the Knight's Cross in October 1943 after the Battle of Kharkov when in command of the 7th Battery, 3rd SS Panzer Artillery Regiment, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.^[1]

Awards:

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves and chief of the 7./SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"^{[2][Note 1]}
• Iron Cross 1st calss
• Iron Cross 2nd class
• Wound badge in Silver
• General Assault Badge