Wolfgang Pickert

Wolfgang Pickert
Born	3 February 1897 Posen
Died	19 July 1984 (aged 87) Weinheim
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1914–18) Reichswehr (1918–33) Heer (1933–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	General der Flakartillerie
Commands held	9. Flak-Division (mot.) III. Flak-Korps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Defense of the Reich Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Stalingrad Kerch–Eltigen Operation Crimean Offensive (1944) Operation Overlord Operation Epsom Falaise pocket Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wolfgang Friedrich Wilhelm Siegfried Pickert (3 February 1897 – 19 July 1984) was a highly decorated General der Flakartillerie in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the III. Flak Korps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

In Jan. 1943, Major-General Pickert, commander of the 9th Flak Division, was able to fly out of the cauldron, avoiding capture.^[1]

Wolfgang Pickert was captured in May 1945 by American troops and was transferred to British custody until January 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (2 November 1916)^[2]
  • 1st Class (13 April 1918)^[2]
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Baltic Cross
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1939)^[2]
  • 1st Class (1940)^[2]
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (19 August 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 7 December 1942 as Generalmajor in the 9. Flak-Division^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 11 January 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 9. Flak-Division (mot.)^[4]
  • 489th Oak Leaves on 5 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of III. Flak-Korps^[5]
• Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (20 April 1944 and 8 May 1944)

References

Citations

1. Adam, Wilhelm; Ruhle, Otto (2015). With Paulus at Stalingrad. Translated by Tony Le Tissier. Pen and Sword Books Ltd. p. 177. ISBN 9781473833869.
2. Thomas 1998, p. 156.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 351.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 276.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

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.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• Wolfgang Pickert in the German National Library catalogue
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Wolfgang Pickert @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 20, 2011)