Karl wolf biography

Wolff, Karl Friedrich Otto "Karele" (Waffen SS)

Date of birth:

May 13th, 1900 (Darmstadt/Hesse, Germany)

Date of death:

July 17th, 1984 (Rosenheim/Bavaria, Germany)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: 14.235 // NSDAP-Nr.: 695.131

Nationality:

German

Biography

Karl Wolff was born on May 13th 1900, as the son of Dr.

Carl Wolff. He was educated at the Ludwig Georgs Military Gymnasium and received his diploma in April 1917. Not even 17 years old, he volunteered in the Groβherzoglich-Hessische Leibgarde-Infanterie-Regiment nr.

Karl wolf biography

115, with the rank of Fahnenjunker. He was promoted to Leutnant on September 14th 1918.

Because of the reducement of the German Army after the Versailles Treaty, he was discharged from the Military Service.

Out of his own choice, he became a member of the NSDAP on October 7th 1931 (number 695131)and volunteered for the 1.SS-Standarte in Munich (number 14235) at the same time.

On October 27th 1931, he became Führer with the 2.Sturm des II/1.SS-Standart