Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
German general (1894-1989)
- World War I
- World War II
- Polish Campaign
- French Campaign
- Operation Marita
- Siege of Leningrad
- Battle of Debrecen
- Courland Pocket
Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach (16 April 1894 – 3 April 1989) was a German General der Gebirgstruppe in the German Army during World War II. He commanded the 8th Jäger Division, 16th Army, and L Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
He served in the Germany Army during the First World War on the Western Front. He received both classes of the Iron Cross for his achievements and was promoted to first lieutenant on April 6, 1918. In 1919, he was briefly a member of the Epp Freikorps before joining the regular Reichswehr.
In the Second World War, Kirchensittenbach served in the Balkans and Eastern Front, promoted to Major General in December, 1942. He 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.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 8. Jäger Division[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.
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.
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| 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 None |
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