Friedrich Siebert

Friedrich Siebert (7 July 1888 – 13 May 1950) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the XIII Corps during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Siebert was a member of the Nazi Party.[1]

Friedrich Siebert
Born	7 July 1888 Ludwigshafen
Died	13 May 1950(1950-05-13) (aged 61) Würzburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	44th Infantry Division 57th Infantry Division XIII Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (13 May 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 44. Infanterie Division [2]

References

Citations

1. Gordon Williamson: German Army Elite Units 1939-45. Osprey Publishing 2002, p. 13, p. 19
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 325.

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 by Generalleutnant Albrecht Schubert	Commander of 44. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1939 – 2 May 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinrich-Anton Deboi
Preceded by Generalleutnant Oskar Blümm	Commander of 57. Infanterie-Division 10 October 1942 – 19 February 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Otto Fretter-Pico
Preceded by General der Infanterie Erich Straube	Commander of XIII. Armeekorps 20 February 1943 – 7 September 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Arthur Hauffe