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rdfs:label | - Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
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rdfs:comment | - Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach (16 April 1894 – 3 April 1989) was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 16. Armee. 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. Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach was captured by Soviet troops in the Courland Pocket in May 1945 and was held until 1955.
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Name | - Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
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Title | - Commander of L. Armeekorps
- Commander of 16. Armee
- Commander of 8. Jäger-Division
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Allegiance | - German Empire
- Nazi Germany
- Weimar Republic
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Before | - General der Infanterie Ernst-Anton von Krosigk
- Generalleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens
- General der Panzertruppen Gerhard Graf von Schwerin
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After | - None
- Generalleutnant Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen
- Generalleutnant Christian Philipp
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abstract | - Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach (16 April 1894 – 3 April 1989) was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 16. Armee. 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. Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach was captured by Soviet troops in the Courland Pocket in May 1945 and was held until 1955.
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