Max-Eckart Wolff

Eduard Hans Martin Max-Eckart Wolff (19 December 1902 in Wernigerode – 9 November 1988 in Bremen) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wolff as commander of destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele was credited with the destruction of the British destroyers HMS Hardy and HMS Hunter on 10 April 1940. On 13 April 1940 he attacked and damaged HMS Eskimo.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (6 November 1939)
 * 1st Class (12 May 1940)
 * Wound Badge in Black (13 May 1940)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 August 1940 as Korvettenkapitän and commander of destroyer Z-2 Georg Thiele
 * Destroyer War Badge (9 October 1940)
 * Narvik Shield (10 November 1940)
 * Great Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (March 1963)