Wolfgang Pickert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1897 |
| Died | 19 July 1984(1984-07-19) (aged 87) |
| Allegiance | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Germany_(1867%E2%80%931918).svg.png) German Empire.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Germany_(3-2).svg.png) Weimar Republic.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Germany_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg.png) Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Prussian Army Freikorps Reichswehr Heer Luftwaffe |
| Service years | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | General der Flakartillerie |
| Commands | 9th Flak-Division III Flak Corps |
| Conflicts | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Relations | ∞ 1928 Dorothea Behrends; 3 children |
| Other work | Author |
Wolfgang Friedrich Wilhelm Siegfried 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.
On 22/23 January 1943, Pickert, at the time commanding the 9th Flak Division, was flown out of the Stalingrad encirclement avoiding capture; he attempted to return to his men in Stalingrad but was disallowed from doing so.[1]
After the war, having been a British POW until 5 January 1948, General (Ret.) Pickert contributed to historical analyses, including eyewitness accounts of the Stalingrad airlift published in military journals. He also wrote three books between 1942 and 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class on 2 November 1916
- 1st Class on 13 April 1918[2]
- Wound Badge (1918) in Black
- Baltic Cross
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
- Pilot/Observer Badge
- Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class (1939)
- 1st Class (1940)[2]
- Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal
- Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge on 19 August 1942
- Kuban Shield
- Two references by name in the Wehrmachtbericht: 28 April 1944 and 8 May 1944
- 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
- Knight's Cross on 11 January 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 9. Flak-Division (mot.)[4]
- 489th Oak Leaves on 5 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of III. Flak-Korps[5]
References
Citations
- ^ Adam, Wilhelm; Ruhle, Otto (2015). With Paulus at Stalingrad. Translated by Tony Le Tissier. Pen and Sword Books Ltd. p. 177. ISBN 9781473833869.
- ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 156.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 351.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 276.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.
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.
- 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.
