Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin explained

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
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.

War crimes

In July 1941, Armin had 200 Jews shot in Zhytomyr for allegedly abusing German soldiers.[1]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

References

Bibliography

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

  1. M. Tiedemann: 60 rechtsradikale Lügen. Goldmann Verlag, 2000
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 326.