Friedrich Zickwolff

Friedrich Zickwolff
Born (1893-08-01)1 August 1893
Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, German Empire
Died 17 September 1944(1944-09-17) (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

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

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. 

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Military offices
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
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