Friedrich Mieth

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Years of service 1906–44 Rank General der Infanterie		Name Friedrich Mieth Service/branch German Army

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of MoscowBattle of the CaucasusLower Dnieper OffensiveDnieper–Carpathian OffensiveFirst Jassy-Kishinev OffensiveJassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) † Died September 2, 1944, Iasi, Romania Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held 112th Infantry Division, IV Army Corps

Friedrich Mieth (4 June 1888 – 2 September 1944) was a German general during World War II. In 1942, he commanded Army Group Don Rear Area. Mieth was killed in action on 2 September 1944 in Iaşi, Romania.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (17 September 1914) & 1st Class (11 March 1915)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 October 1939) & 1st Class (4 February 1940)

German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 112. Infanterie-Division

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 2 November 1943 as General der Infanterie and commander of IV. Armeekorps

Oak Leaves on 1 March 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of IV. Armeekorps

References

Friedrich Mieth Wikipedia

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