__NOTOC__ Friedrich Sixt (28 October 1895 – 4 August 1976) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia est ...

(1914) 2nd Class (23 December 1915) & 1st Class (5 May 1918)Thomas 1998, p. 328. * 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 A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military un ...

of the

XXXXIV Armeekorps German XXXXIV. Corps (XXXXIV. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. History The General Command XXXXIV. Armee Korps was established on 15 April 1940 in the Wehrkreis XVII (Vienna) and took part in the Battle of France ...

* 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 ** Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as '' Generalleutnant'' and commander of 5. Jäger-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 82.

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