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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
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Place of birth
Oberstdorf
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Munich
Age
95 years
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Biography
Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach (16 April 1894 – 3 April 1989) was a German general (General der Gebirgstruppe) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany for successful military leadership.
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
- German Cross in Gold (3 November 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 8. Jäger Division
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 11 April 1944
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.
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