Wolfgang Pickert (3 February 1897 – 19 July 1984) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the III Flak Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Wolfgang Pickert | |
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| Born | 3 February 1897 |
| Died | 19 July 1984 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Prussian Army Reichsheer Army Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank | General der Flakartillerie |
| Commands | 9th Flak-Division III Flak Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
In January 1943, Pickert, as commander of the 9th Flak Division, flew out of the Stalingrad encirclement avoiding capture.[1]
Awards and decorations
edit- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (2 November 1916) & 1st Class (13 April 1918)[2]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1939) & 1st Class (1940)[2]
- Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (19 August 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 7 December 1942 as Generalmajor in the 9. Flak-Division[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References
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editBibliography
edit- 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.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- 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.
