Heinz Ziegler

Heinz Ziegler
Born	(1894-05-19)19 May 1894 Darkehmen, Province of East Prussia, German Empire[1]
Died	21 August 1972(1972-08-21) (aged 78) Göttingen, West Germany[1]
Allegiance	German EmpireWeimar RepublicNazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1912–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands	5th Panzer Army 334th Infantry Division III Army Corps 14th Army
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Tunisia Campaign Battle of Sidi Bou Zid Lower Dnieper Offensive Italian Campaign Gothic Line Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Ziegler (19 May 1894 – 21 August 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II acting commander of the 5th Panzer Army and commander of the 14th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold on 26 January 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of General-Kommando of the XXXXII. Armeekorps^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Kampfgruppe/Stab Heeresgruppe Afrika, stellv. Führer 5.Panzer-Armee^[3]

References

Citations

1. Andreas Schulz, Günter Wegmann, Dieter Zinke: Die Generale der Waffen-SS und Polizei: Lammerding-Plesch. Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag 2003, ISBN 978-3-7648-2375-7, p. 51.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 530.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 370.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.