Friedrich Zickwolff

Friedrich Zickwolff
Born	(1893-08-01)1 August 1893
Died	17 September 1943(1943-09-17) (aged 50)
Place of birth	Bayreuth
Place of death	Brittany, France
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1908–1943
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	227. Infanterie-Division 113. Infanterie-Division 95. Infanterie-Division 343. Infantry-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Zickwolff (1 August 1893 – 17 September 1943) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich Zickwolff was wounded by French partisans in August 1943 and died from his wounds on 17 September 1943.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 June 1942 as Generalleutnant commander of 113. Infanterie-Division

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht