Wolfgang Pickert
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Wolfgang Pickert
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Born | 3 February 1897 Posen |
Died | 19 July 1984 Weinheim |
(aged 87)
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Service/ |
Deutsches Heer (1914–18) Reichswehr (1918–33) Heer (1933–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45) |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | General der Flakartillerie |
Commands held | 9. Flak-Division (mot.) III. Flak-Korps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Wolfgang Friedrich Wilhelm Siegfried Pickert (3 February 1897 – 19 July 1984) was a highly decorated General der Flakartillerie in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the III. Flak Korps. 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. Wolfgang Pickert was captured in May 1945 by American troops and was transferred to British custody until January 1948.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Baltic Cross
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (19 August 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 7 December 1942 as Generalmajor in the 9. Flak-Division[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (20 April 1944 and 8 May 1944)
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Wolfgang Pickert in the German National Library catalogue
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Wolfgang Pickert @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 20, 2011)
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by General der Flakartillerie Otto-Wilhelm von Renz |
Commander of 9. Flak-Division (mot.) 25 June 1942 - May 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Adolf Pirmann |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Johannes Hintz |
Commander of III. Flakkorps 14 May 1944 - 20 July 1944 |
Succeeded by Oberst Werner von Kistowski |
Preceded by Oberst Werner von Kistowski |
Commander of III. Flakkorps 2 August 1944 - 20 March 1945 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Heino von Rantzau |
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- 1897 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Poznań
- People from the Province of Posen
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad
- Reichswehr personnel