Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPrince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of Birth: Bad Berleburg, Free State of Prussia, Germany
About Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
- Prinz Ludwig Ferdinand Paul Franz Stanislaus Ulrich Otto Ludolf zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (4 April 1910 – 22 November 1943) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
- He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
- The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
- Ludwig-Ferdinand Prinz von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was killed on 22 November 1943 near Zhytomyr, Ukraine.
- He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 January 1944 and was also promoted to Oberst.
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