Heinz Ziegler

This article is about the German Wehrmacht general. For the German political scientist and RAF pilot, see Heinz Otto Ziegler.

Heinz Ziegler
Born	(1894-05-19)19 May 1894 Darkehmen, Province of East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Ozyorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation ^[1]
Died	21 August 1972(1972-08-21) (aged 78) Göttingen, Lower Saxony, West Germany^[1]
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	5. Panzerarmee 334. Infanterie-Division III. Panzerkorps 14. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Tunisia Campaign Battle of Sidi Bou Zid Lower Dnieper Offensive Italian Campaign Gothic Line Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Ziegler (19 May 1894 – 21 August 1972) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (11 June 1940)
- 1st Class (25 June 1940)
Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (7 May 1943)
German Cross in Gold (26 January 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Kampfgruppe / Stab Heeresgruppe Afrika, stellv. Führer 5.Panzer-Armee^[2]
Ärmelband Afrika

References

Citations

↑ 1.0 1.1 Andreas Schulz, Günter Wegmann, Dieter Zinke: Die Generale der Waffen-SS und Polizei: Lammerding-Plesch. Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag 2003, ISBN 978-3-7648-2375-7, p. 51.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 370.

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.
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.
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.

External links

World War 2 Awards.com
Lexikon der Wehrmacht
Heinz Ziegler @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 10, 2011)

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 5. Panzerarmee 3 December 1942 – 20 February 1943	Succeeded by Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
Preceded by Generalmajor Fritz Krause	Commander of 334. Infanterie-Division 24 May 1943 – 20 October 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Walter Scheller
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Hermann Breith	Commander of III. Panzerkorps 20 October 1943 – 25 November 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin	Commander of 14. Armee 24 October 1944 – 22 November 1944	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Traugott Herr