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Heinz Ziegler
German general (1894–1972)
This article is about the German Wehrmacht general. For the German political scientist and RAF pilot, see Heinz Otto Ziegler.
Heinz Ziegler (19 May 1894 – 21 August 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II acting commander of the 5th Panzer Army and commander of the 14th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Heinz Ziegler | |
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Born | (1894-05-19)19 May 1894 Darkehmen, Province of East Prussia, German Empire[1] |
Died | 21 August 1972(1972-08-21) (aged 78) Göttingen, West Germany[1] |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Years of service | 1912–45 |
Rank | General of the Artillery |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | <World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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- German Cross in Gold on 26 January 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of General-Kommando of the XXXXII. Armeekorps[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Kampfgruppe/Stab Heeresgruppe Afrika, stellv. Führer 5.Panzer-Armee[3]
Citations
- Andreas Schulz, Günter Wegmann, Dieter Zinke: Die Generale der Waffen-SS und Polizei: Lammerding-Plesch. Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag 2003, ISBN 978-3-7648-2375-7, p. 51.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 530.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 370.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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Preceded by None |
Commander of 5. Panzerarmee 3 December 1942 – 20 February 1943 |
Succeeded by Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von Arnim |
Preceded by Generalmajor Fritz Krause |
Commander of 334. Infanterie-Division 24 May 1943 – 20 October 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Walter Scheller |
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Hermann Breith |
Commander of III. Panzerkorps 20 October 1943 – 25 November 1943 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz |
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin |
Commander of 14. Armee 24 October 1944 – 22 November 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Traugott Herr |
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