Friedrich Sixt
Friedrich Sixt | |
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Born | Munich, German Empire | 28 October 1895
Died | 4 August 1976 Munich, West Germany | (aged 80)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 50th Infantry Division 5. Jäger-Division CI Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Friedrich Sixt (28 October 1895 – 4 August 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations[edit]
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (23 December 1915) & 1st Class (5 May 1918)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 September 1939) & 1st Class (11 June 1941)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff of the XXXXIV Armeekorps[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 50. Infanterie-Division[3]
- Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 5. Jäger-Division[4]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1976 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from Munich
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- German Army generals of World War II
- German military personnel stubs