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Hans Heinrich Sixt von Armin

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Years of service
  
1909–45

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


Name
  
Hans-Heinrich von

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Stalingrad

Relations
  
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin (father)

Died
  
April 1, 1952, Krasnogorsk, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France

Commands held
  
95th Infantry Division, 113th Infantry Division

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
  • References

    Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin Wikipedia