Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin

German general

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][2]

Dates of rank

• Major (1 April 1929)
• Oberstleutnant (1 October 1932)
• Oberst (1 October 1934)
• Generalmajor (1 March 1938)
• Generalleutnant (1 March 1940)

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 September 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 95. Infanterie-Division^[3]

References

Citations

1. M. Tiedemann: 60 rechtsradikale Lügen. Goldmann Verlag, 2000
2. Hannes Heer, ed. (1995), "Stets zu erschießen sind Frauen, die in der Roten Armee diesen". Geständnisse deutscher Kriegsgefangener über ihren Einsatz an der Ostfront, Hamburg, p. 16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 326.

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.