Friedrich Zickwolff

Friedrich Zickwolff
Born(1893-08-01)1 August 1893
Bayreuth, Bavaria, German Empire
Died17 September 1944(1944-09-17) (aged 51)
Brittany, Occupied France
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands227th Infantry Division
113th Infantry Division
95th Infantry Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Zickwolff (1 August 1893 – 17 September 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Zickwolff died on 17 September 1944 from an infectious disease contracted while serving on the Eastern Front. He was buried in the military cemetery in Ludwigsburg on 21 September 1944.[1] In October 2021, against the background of official commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Babi Yar Massacre, Zickwolff's name appeared among the 161 names of the perpetrators of that crime, released by the Babi Year Holocaust Memorial Center. Troops under Zickwolff's command participated in the massacre.[2]

  1. ^ Letzer Abschied von General Zickwolff [Last Goodbye to General Zickwolff]. Ludwigsburger Chronik Nr. 223, 22 September 1944.
  2. ^ "80 years on: The true faces of the Babyn Yar Murders are being revealed". BYHMC. October 2021.