Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach

Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
Portrait of general Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
Born	16 April 1894 (1894-04-16) Oberstdorf, German Empire
Died	3 April 1989(1989-04-03) (aged 94) Munich, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service / branch	Imperial German Army Reichsheer German Army
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands	8th Jäger Division L Army Corps 16th Army
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Polish Campaign French Campaign Operation Marita Siege of Leningrad Battle of Debrecen Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach (16 April 1894 – 3 April 1989) was a German General der Gebirgstruppe in the German Army during World War II. He commanded the 8th Jäger Division, 16th Army, and L Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

He served in the Germany Army during the First World War on the Western Front. He received both classes of the Iron Cross for his achievements and was promoted to first lieutenant on April 6, 1918. In 1919, he was briefly a member of the Epp Freikorps before joining the regular Reichswehr.

In the Second World War, Kirchensittenbach served in the Balkans and Eastern Front, promoted to Major General in December, 1942. He surrendered to the Red Army in 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 8. Jäger Division

References

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.