Years of service 1913–45 Name Friedrich-Jobst von | Service/branch German Army | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Rank General der Gebirgstruppe Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Battle of Greece
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of Debrecen
Courland Pocket Died April 3, 1989, Munich, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 8th Jager Division, L Army Corps, 16th Army |
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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