Friedrich Zickwolff

Friedrich Zickwolff
Born	1 August 1893 Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, German Empire
Died	17 September 1944 (aged 51) Ludwigsburg, Württemberg, Nazi Germany
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	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Voronezh (1942)
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. Zickwolff died on 17 September 1944 from an infectious disease contracted while serving on the Eastern Front. He was buried in the military cemetery in Ludwigsburg on 21 September 1944.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Military Merit Order of Württemberg, Knight (World War I)
• Military Merit Order of Bavaria, 4th Class with Swords (World War I)
• 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

1. Letzer Abschied von General Zickwolff [Last Goodbye to General Zickwolff]. Ludwigsburger Chronik Nr. 223, 22 September 1944.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 370.

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.
• 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

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht