Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach

Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
Born	16 April 1894
Died	3 April 1989(1989-04-03) (aged 94)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held	8th Jäger Division L Army Corps 16th Army
Battles/wars	Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach (16 April 1894 – 3 April 1989) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Kirchensittenbach surrendered to the Red Army in 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 8. Jäger Division^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.

Bibliography

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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Gerhard Graf von Schwerin	Commander of 8. Jäger-Division 13 November 1942 – 1 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Christian Philipp
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens	Commander of L. Armeekorps 25 October 1944 - 11 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen
Preceded by General der Infanterie Ernst-Anton von Krosigk	Commander of 16. Armee 17 March 1945 - 10 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 8th Jäger Division (8th Infantry Division)
Staff	Gustav Höhne (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Koch-Erpach Christian Philipp Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
Units	Erhard Berner Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt² (Oak Leaves) Arthur Jüttner³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Lothar Berger (Oak Leaves) Horst Großmann⁶ (Oak Leaves)
³Oak Leaves with the 383rd Infantry Division. Swords the 62nd Volksgrenadier Division. ⁶Oak Leaves with the 6th Infantry Division.

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