Friedrich Sixt

Friedrich Sixt
Born	(1895-10-28)28 October 1895 Munich, German Empire
Died	4 August 1976(1976-08-04) (aged 80) Munich, West Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	German Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	50th Infantry Division 5. Jäger-Division CI Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Friedrich Sixt (28 October 1895 – 4 August 1976) 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 with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

He commanded the 50th Infantry Division during the 1944 Crimean Offensive and was wounded during heavy attacks by the 2nd Guards Army south of the Belbek river on 1 May 1944. Sixt was subsequently evacuated, leaving Colonel Paul Betz in command of the 50th Infantry Division.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (23 December 1915)
  • 1st Class (5 May 1918)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (11 June 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab in the General Staff of the XXXXIV Armeekorps
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 50. Infanterie-Division
  • 772nd Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 5. Jäger-Division

References

Bibliography

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• Forczyk, Robert (2014). Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea, 1941–44. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78200-976-4.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.