Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach

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Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
Born16 April 1894 (1894-04-16)
Oberstdorf, German Empire
Died3 April 1989(1989-04-03) (aged 94)
Munich, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1913–45
RankGeneral der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held8th Jäger Division
L Army Corps
16th Army
Battles/warsCourland Pocket
AwardsKnight'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.

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Citations[]

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.

Bibliography[]

  • (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
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