Friedrich Zickwolff
Born(1893-08-01)1 August 1893
Bayreuth, Bavaria, German Empire
Died17 September 1944(1944-09-17) (aged 51)
Brittany, Occupied France
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands held227th Infantry Division
113th Infantry Division
95th Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Zickwolff (1 August 1893 – 17 September 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Zickwolff died on 17 September 1944 from an infectious disease contracted while serving on the Eastern Front. He was buried in the military cemetery in Ludwigsburg on 21 September 1944.[1] In October 2021, against the background of official commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Babi Yar Massacre, Zickwolff's name appeared among the 161 names of the perpetrators of that crime, released by the Babi Year Holocaust Memorial Center. Troops under Zickwolff's command participated in the massacre.[2]

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Citations

  1. ^ Letzer Abschied von General Zickwolff [Last Goodbye to General Zickwolff]. Ludwigsburger Chronik Nr. 223, 22 September 1944.
  2. ^ "80 years on: The true faces of the Babyn Yar Murders are being revealed". BYHMC. October 2021.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 370.

Bibliography

  • 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 byNone Commander of 227. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1939 – 6 May 1940 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich-Karl von Wachter Preceded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich-Karl von Wachter Commander of 227. Infanterie-Division 1 July 1940 – 12 April 1941 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich von Scotti Preceded byGeneralleutnant Ernst Güntzel Commander of 113. Infanterie-Division 4 June 1941 – 8 September 1941 Succeeded byOberst Paape Preceded byOberst Paape Commander of 113. Infanterie-Division September 1941 – 10 May 1942 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin Preceded byGeneralleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin Commander of 95. Infanterie-Division 10 May 1942 – 6 September 1942 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich Karst Preceded byNone Commander of 343. Infanterie-Division 28 September 1942 – 25 August 1943 Succeeded byGeneralmajor Hermann Kruse
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