Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin

Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin
Born6 November 1890
Stettin, German Empire
Died1 April 1952(1952-04-01) (aged 61)
Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
BranchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Service years1909–1945
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands95. Infanterie-Division
113. Infanterie-Division
ConflictsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsFriedrich Sixt von Armin (father)

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.

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