Friedrich Zickwolff

Friedrich Zickwolff
Born	(1893-08-01)1 August 1893 Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, German Empire
Died	Ludwigsburg, Württemberg, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1908–43
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	227. Infanterie-Division 113. Infanterie-Division 95. Infanterie-Division 343. Infantry-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Zickwolff (1 August 1893 – 17 September 1944) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Military Merit Order of Württemberg, Knight (World War I)
• Military Merit Order of Bavaria, 4th Class with Swords (World War I)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 June 1942 as Generalleutnant commander of 113. Infanterie-Division

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 227. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1939 – 6 May 1940	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Karl von Wachter
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Karl von Wachter	Commander of 227. Infanterie-Division 1 July 1940 – 12 April 1941	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich von Scotti
Preceded by Generalleutnant Ernst Güntzel	Commander of 113. Infanterie-Division 4 June 1941 – 8 September 1941	Succeeded by Oberst Paape
Preceded by Oberst Paape	Commander of 113. Infanterie-Division September 1941 – 10 May 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin	Commander of 95. Infanterie-Division 10 May 1942 – 6 September 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Karst
Preceded by None	Commander of 343. Infanterie-Division 28 September 1942 – 25 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hermann Kruse