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| Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach | |
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| Born | 16 April 1894 Oberstdorf, German Empire |
| Died | 3 April 1989(1989-04-03) (aged 94) Munich, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1913–45 |
| Rank | General der Gebirgstruppe |
| Commands | 8th Jäger Division L Army Corps 16th Army |
| Battles / wars | Courland Pocket |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Gerhard Graf von Schwerin | Commander of 8. Jäger-Division 13 November 1942 – 1 September 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Christian Philipp |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens | Commander of L. Armeekorps 25 October 1944 - 11 April 1945 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Ernst-Anton von Krosigk | Commander of 16. Armee 17 March 1945 - 10 May 1945 |
Succeeded byNone |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 8th Jäger Division (8th Infantry Division) | |
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| Staff | |
| Units |
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| Oak Leaves with the 383rd Infantry Division. Swords the 62nd Volksgrenadier Division. Oak Leaves with the 6th Infantry Division. | |
- 1894 births
- 1989 deaths
- People from Oberallgäu
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- German military personnel of World War I
- Military personnel of Bavaria
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Generals of Mountain Troops