Friedrich Zickwolff
Friedrich Zickwolff | |
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Born |
Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, German Empire | 1 August 1893
Died |
17 September 1944 51) Ludwigsburg, Württemberg, Nazi Germany | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1908–43 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held |
227. Infanterie-Division 113. Infanterie-Division 95. Infanterie-Division 343. Infantry-Division |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich Zickwolff (1 August 1893 – 17 September 1944) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich Zickwolff contracted a disease while serving on the Eastern Front and died on 17 September 1944. He was buried in the military cemetery in Ludwigsburg on 21 September 1944.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 June 1942 as Generalleutnant commander of 113. Infanterie-Division[2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by None |
Commander of 227. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1939 – 6 May 1940 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Karl von Wachter |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Karl von Wachter |
Commander of 227. Infanterie-Division 1 July 1940 – 12 April 1941 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich von Scotti |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Ernst Güntzel |
Commander of 113. Infanterie-Division 4 June 1941 – 8 September 1941 |
Succeeded by Oberst Paape |
Preceded by Oberst Paape |
Commander of 113. Infanterie-Division September 1941 – 10 May 1942 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin |
Commander of 95. Infanterie-Division 10 May 1942 – 6 September 1942 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Karst |
Preceded by None |
Commander of 343. Infanterie-Division 28 September 1942 – 25 August 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Hermann Kruse |