Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Born(1910-04-04)4 April 1910
Berleburg Castle, Germany
Died22 November 1943(1943-11-22) (aged 33)
Zhytomyr, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
Service years1930–43
RankOberst (Posthumously)
CommandsKavallerie-Regiment Süd
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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. 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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