Friedrich Siebert
title: "Friedrich Siebert" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1888-births", "1950-deaths", "german-army-generals-of-world-war-ii", "generals-of-the-infantry-(wehrmacht)", "german-army-personnel-of-world-war-i", "recipients-of-the-clasp-to-the-iron-cross,-1st-class", "recipients-of-the-gold-german-cross", "recipients-of-the-knight's-cross-of-the-iron-cross", "people-from-ludwigshafen", "people-from-the-palatinate-(region)", "nazi-party-members", "reichswehr-personnel", "military-personnel-from-rhineland-palatinate"] topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Siebert" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Friedrich Siebert |
| birth_date | 7 July 1888 |
| death_date | |
| birth_place | Ludwigshafen, German Empire |
| death_place | Würzburg, West Germany |
| allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) |
| Weimar Republic (to 1933) | |
| Nazi Germany | |
| branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| serviceyears | 1907–1945 |
| rank | General of the Infantry |
| commands | 44th Infantry Division |
| 57th Infantry Division | |
| XIII Army Corps | |
| battles | World War I |
| World War II | |
| relations | Ludwig Siebert |
| awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| :: |
NOTOC{{Infobox military person | name = Friedrich Siebert | birth_date = 7 July 1888 | death_date = | birth_place = Ludwigshafen, German Empire | death_place = Würzburg, West Germany | image = | caption = | nickname = | allegiance = German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany | branch = Army (Wehrmacht) | serviceyears = 1907–1945 | rank = General of the Infantry | commands = 44th Infantry Division 57th Infantry Division XIII Army Corps | unit = | battles = World War I World War II |relations= Ludwig Siebert | awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | laterwork =
- Battle of France
- Operation Barbarossa
- Battle of Kiev (1941)
- First Battle of Kharkov
- Battle of the Caucasus -----
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.
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
References
Citations
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
before=Generalleutnant Albrecht Schubert| after=Generalmajor Heinrich-Anton Deboi| title= Commander of 44. Infanterie-Division| years=1 October 1939 – 2 May 1942 before=Generalleutnant Oskar Blümm| after=Generalmajor Otto Fretter-Pico| title= Commander of 57. Infanterie-Division| years=10 October 1942 – 19 February 1943 before=General der Infanterie Erich Straube| after=Generalleutnant Arthur Hauffe| title= Commander of XIII. Armeekorps| years=20 February 1943 – 7 September 1943
| portal1=Biography
References
- Gordon Williamson: ''German Army Elite Units 1939-45''. Osprey Publishing 2002, p. 13, p. 19
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 325.
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