Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin
Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin | |
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| Born | 6 November 1890 Stettin |
| Died | 1 April 1952 (aged 61) Krasnogorsk |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1909–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 95. Infanterie-Division 113. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Relations | Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin (father) |
Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin (6 November 1890 – 1 April 1952) 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. Armin surrendered following the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943 and died in Soviet captivity on 1 April 1952. He was the son of WW I general Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin.
Awards and decorations[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 September 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 95. Infanterie-Division[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 326.
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.
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Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1952 deaths
- People from the Province of Pomerania
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- Military personnel from Szczecin
- German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad
- Reichswehr personnel
- German untitled nobility