Friedrich Sixt
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Friedrich Sixt | |
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| Born | 28 October 1895 |
| Died | 4 August 1976 (aged 80) |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany |
| Branch | File:War ensign of Germany (1938–1945).svg German Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 50th Infantry Division 5. Jäger-Division CI Army Corps |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
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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.
He commanded the 50th Infantry Division during the 1944 Crimean Offensive and was wounded during heavy attacks by the 2nd Guards Army south of the Belbek river on 1 May 1944. Sixt was subsequently evacuated, leaving Colonel Paul Betz in command of the 50th Infantry Division.[1]
Awards and decorations
[edit | edit source]- Iron Cross (1914)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff of the XXXXIV Armeekorps[3]
- 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[4][5]
- 772nd Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 5. Jäger-Division[5][6]
References
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ^ Forczyk 2014, p. 286f.
- ^ a b c d Thomas 1998, p. 328.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 447.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 402.
- ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 708.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 98.
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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