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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 Sixt von Armin.
War crimes In July 1941, Sixt von Armin had 200 Jews shot in Zhytomyr for allegedly abusing German soldiers.M. Tiedemann: 60 rechtsradikale Lügen. Goldmann Verlag, 2000
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-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 326.
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