__NOTOC__ Rolf Wuthmann (26 August 1893 – 20 October 1977) was a German general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

. Wuthmann surrendered to the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

in the course of the 1945 Soviet

Zemland Offensive The Samland offensive was a Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front in the final stages of World War II. It took place in Sambia (german: Samland); (russian: земланд, translit=Zemland). The East Prussian offensive, which commenced on Janua ...

. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

on 22 August 1944 as ''

General der Artillerie General der Artillerie ( en: General of the artillery) may mean: 1. A rank of three-star general, comparable to modern armed forces OF-8 grade, in the Imperial German Army and its contingency armies of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Württemberg. ...

'' and commander of IX. ArmeekorpsFellgiebel 2000, p. 368.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wuthmann, Rolf 1893 births 1977 deaths German Army generals of World War II Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht) Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union Military personnel from Kassel