Gustav Adolf von Wulffen (18 April 1878 – 4 May 1945) was a German highly decorated officer in the Wehrmacht with the rank of Generalmajor and SS-Officer with the rank of SS-Brigadeführer. He was decorated with the highest prussian decoration for bravery, Pour le Mérite on April 21, 1918 as Battalion Commander. Early career Von Wulffen was born on April 18, 1878 in Gotha as the son of German Imperial Army lieutenant general, Gustav Adolf Alexander Ferdinand von Wulffen and his wife Klara Wilhelmine Christiane Hauff. He studied at the Gymnasiums in Meiningen, Darmstadt and Frankfurt am Main, but was sent to the Cadet Corps, military school for boys in Potsdam, in March 1891. Von Wulffen later attended the Main Cadet Corps Academy in Berlin Groß-Lichterfelde and graduated in March 1897. He was commissioned Second lieutenant in Infanterie-Regiment “Graf Bose“ (1. Thüringisches) Nr. 31. He was appointed battalions adjutant in his regiment in October 1902 and held this assignment until he was promoted to the capacity of regimental adjutant. Von Wulffen was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in May 1907 and served in this capacity until his promotion to the rank of captain in October 1912. He was subsequently transferred to Breslau and appointed brigade adjutant in 22nd Infantry Brigade under Major General Karl Friedrich Surén. World War I Von Wulffen marched with the brigade to the field and participated in the combats in Belgium in August 1914 and later in the France during September and October of that year. He was transferred to Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 271 in January 1915 and appointed commander of Feld-Battalion 26. Von Wulffen was transferred with his unit to the Eastern front and participated in the combats in Galicia until August 1916, when he was transferred to the staff of XXXX Reserve Corps under General of Infantry, Karl Litzmann as Corps Adjutant. For his service in the early phase of the World War I, von Wulffen was decorated with the both classes of Iron Cross. In May 1917, Von Wulffen was transferred back to the Western Front and attached to Mecklenburgischen Grenadier-Regiments 89 as commander of II. Battalion. He led unit during the combats in West Flanders and participated in the Battle of Passchendaele. Von Wulffen was decorated with Knight's Cross of the Prussian House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords for his service in Flanders. During the German spring offensive in early 1918, von