Friedrich Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach

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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 IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceBattle of GreeceSiege of LeningradBattle of DebrecenCourland 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.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 8. Jäger Division

References

Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach Wikipedia

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