Joachim von Siegroth
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Joachim von Siegroth
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Born | 25 December 1896 Oberlobendau |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Halbe |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1914–19 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 712. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | Police officer |
Joachim Ferdinand Max von Siegroth (25 December 1896 – 2 May 1945) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Joachim von Siegroth was listed as missing in action during the Battle of Halbe in May 1945. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 9 May 1945.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (9 October 1914)[1]
- Lübeck Hanseatic Cross
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 June 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class (22 June 1940)[1]
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (19 December 1941)[1]
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 255[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 18 October 1944 as Oberst and commander of a Kampfgruppe of the Fahnenjunker-Schule VI of the infantry Metz[3]
- (878th) Oak Leaves on 9 May 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of the 712. Infanterie-Division[4][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ The Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) received Joachim von Siegroth's nomination for the Oak Leaves from the commander-in-chief of the 9. Armee Theodor Busse via teleprinter message on 21 April 1945 announcing that a detailed statement with explanations will follow. This nomination went to the chief of the HPA in Berlin and to the Army Group Vistula. Major Joachim Domaschk noted on 28 April: "Waiting for announced statement!". The nomination list of the higher grade of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves notes the entry date of 19 March 1945. This is the date when the nomination was sent. An almost unreadable comment states "Waiting". According to Fellgiebel a note claims "service proposal regarding immediate presentation pending".[5] Scherzer does not confirm this entry but states that a comment "Waiting for announced statement" is noted instead. No further comments indicate that the nomination was further processed. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation number "876" was assigned by the AKCR. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel.[6]
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann
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Commander of 712. Infanterie-Division 25 February 1945 – 2 May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1945 deaths
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- People from Złotoryja County
- People from the Province of Silesia
- Prussian Army personnel
- German police officers
- German untitled nobility