Friedrich Mieth
German general
Friedrich Mieth | |
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Born | 4 June 1888 Eberswalde, Province of Brandenburg |
Died | 2 September 1944(1944-09-02) (aged 56) Iași, Romania |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | Army Group Don Rear Area IV Army Corps |
Battles/wars | Jassy–Kishinev Offensive † |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Friedrich Mieth (4 June 1888 – 2 September 1944) was a German general during World War II. In 1942, he commanded Army Group Don Rear Area.[1] Mieth was killed in action on 2 September 1944 in Iași, Romania.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (17 September 1914) & 1st Class (11 March 1915)[2]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 October 1939) & 1st Class (4 February 1940)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 112. Infanterie-Division[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 2 November 1943 as General der Infanterie and commander of IV. Armeekorps[4]
- Oak Leaves on 1 March 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of IV. Armeekorps[5]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [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.
- Pohl, Dieter (2008). Die Herrschaft der Wehrmacht: Deutsche Militärbesatzung und einheimische Bevölkerung in der Sowjetunion 1941–1944. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. ISBN 978-3486580655.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalmajor Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin | Chief of the General Staff of XII Army Corps 10 November 1938 – 26 August 1939 | Succeeded by Oberst Maximilian Grimmeiß |
Preceded by none | Chief of the General Staff of 1st Army 26 August 1939 – 24 October 1940 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by none | Commander of 112nd Infantry Division 10 December 1940 – 10 November 1942 | Succeeded by Generalmajor Albert Newiger |
Preceded by General der Artillerie Max Pfeffer | Commander of IV Army Corps December 1942 – 2 September 1944 | Succeeded by none |