Rolf Wuthmann | |
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Born | 26 August 1893 Kassel, German Empire |
Died | 20 October 1977 Minden, West Germany | (aged 84)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | General of the Artillery |
Commands | 295 Infantry Division 112 Infantry Division IX Army Corps |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rolf Wuthmann (26 August 1893 – 20 October 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Wuthmann surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the 1945 Soviet Zemland Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.