Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin | |
Birth Date: | 6 November 1890 |
Birth Place: | Stettin, German Empire |
Death Place: | Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Allegiance: | (to 1918) (to 1933) |
Branch: | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Serviceyears: | 1909–45 |
Rank: | Generalleutnant |
Commands: | 95. Infanterie-Division 113. Infanterie-Division |
Battles: | World War I----World War II
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Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Relations: | Friedrich Bertram 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 Bertram Sixt von Armin.
In July 1941, Armin had 200 Jews shot in Zhytomyr for allegedly abusing German soldiers.[1]
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