Kirchner, Friedrich
- Date of birth:
- March 26th, 1885 (Zöbigker/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 6th, 1960 (Fulda/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 1.Schützen-Brigade /1.Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- September 22nd, 1939
Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 1st October 1914.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 1.Schützen-Brigade / 1.Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- October 4th, 1939
Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on 26th September 1917.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 1. Panzer-Division / XIX.Armee-Korps / Heeresgruppe A
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1940
“Generalleutnant Friedrich Kirchner and his Panzer-Division broke through the heavily fortified Maas position. In this operation the General led from the foremost line, and he continued to exhibit particular merit during the subsequent pursuit of the enemy. Success here was above all attributable to his inspiring devotion to duty in the foremost line.”
29th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 1.Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- April 22nd, 1942
Award 111/2.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Panzertruppe (Lieutenant-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General LVII.Panzerkorps
- Awarded on:
- February 4th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Panzertruppe (Lieutenant-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General LVII.Panzerkorps / 1.Panzer-Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
- Awarded on:
- February 12th, 1944
391st Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Panzertruppe (Lieutenant-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General LVII.Panzerkorps
- Awarded on:
- November 27th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Panzertruppe (Lieutenant-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General LVII.Panzerkorps
- Awarded on:
- January 26th, 1945
127th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Kursietis, Andris J., The Wehrmacht at War 1939-1945, Aspekt, The Netherlands, 1999
- Berger, F., Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern – Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2002/03
- Axis Biographical Research
- Lexikon-der-Wehrmacht.de
- Die Tapfersten
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