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Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin

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Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin
Born6 November 1890
Stettin, German Empire
Died1 April 1952(1952-04-01) (aged 61)
Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1909–45
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands95. Infanterie-Division
113. Infanterie-Division
Battles / warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsFriedrich Sixt von Armin (father)

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 World War I general Friedrich Sixt von Armin.

War crimes

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In July 1941, Sixt von Armin had 200 Jews shot in Zhytomyr for allegedly abusing German soldiers.[1][2]

Dates of rank

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Awards and decorations

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ M. Tiedemann: 60 rechtsradikale Lügen. Goldmann Verlag, 2000
  2. ^ Hannes Heer, ed. (1995), "Stets zu erschießen sind Frauen, die in der Roten Armee diesen". Geständnisse deutscher Kriegsgefangener über ihren Einsatz an der Ostfront, Hamburg, p. 16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 326.

Bibliography

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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
Preceded by
none
Commander of 95. Infanterie-Division
25 September 1939 – 10 May 1942
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Friedrich Zickwolff
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Friedrich Zickwolff
Commander of 113. Infanterie-Division
10 May 1942 – 2 February 1943
Succeeded by