Rudolf von Ribbentrop

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Rudolf von Ribbentrop (b. 10 May 1921) is a former German Waffen-SS officer who served in World War II. He was the son of the German diplomat and later Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. Rudolf von Ribbentrop distinguished himself in the Russo-Finnish War.

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Contents 1 Military career 1.1 Awards 1.2 Commissioned Ranks 1.3 Wounds 1.4 Surrenders 2 See also

Military career

Awards

• Iron Cross II: 19 June 1940
• Inf. Assault Badge Bronze: 1 October 1940
• Wound Badge in Black: 18 April 1940
• Finnish Freedom Cross IV: 1 October 1941
• Iron Cross I: 18 March 1943
• Wound Badge in Silver: 1 May 1943
• Knight's Cross: 15 July 1943
• German Cross: 25 August 1944

Commissioned Ranks

• Commissioned: 20 April 1941
• SS-Oberstumführer: 20 April 1943
• SS-Hauptsturmführer: 30 January 1945

Wounds

• Wounded: 2 September 1941
• Wounded: 3 June 1944
• Wounded: 20 December 1944

Surrenders

• 8 May 1945

See also

• Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
• 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend