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GEN Ludwig Crüwell

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GEN Ludwig Crüwell

Birth
Dortmund, Stadtkreis Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
25 Sep 1958 (aged 66)
Essen, Stadtkreis Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Dortmund, Stadtkreis Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Add to Map
Plot
Field 9, Grave 10 A/10 H
Memorial ID
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German General of the Panzertruppe and Commander of the 11th Panzer Division Africa Corps in World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He was captured by the British on May 29, 1942 and was interned at Trent Park, the British camp for high-ranking POWs where his conversations were subject to covert surveillance.
German General of the Panzertruppe and Commander of the 11th Panzer Division Africa Corps in World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He was captured by the British on May 29, 1942 and was interned at Trent Park, the British camp for high-ranking POWs where his conversations were subject to covert surveillance.

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