Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander

Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander (9 April 1903 – 15 February 1945) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Xylander was killed on 15 February 1945 in an airplane crash near Struppen, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 February 1945.

Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander
Born	(1903-04-09)9 April 1903 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	15 February 1945(1945-02-15) (aged 41) Struppen, Saxony, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1921–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	Army Group Centre
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of France Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and Chief of the Generalstab of HeeresGruppe Mitte^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 368.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Heidkämper	Chief of the General Staff of Army Group Center January 1945 - 15 February 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Oldwig von Natzmer