Heinz Ziegler

Heinz Ziegler
Heinz Ziegler
Born	19 May 1894; Darkehmen, Province of East Prussia, German Empire[1]
Died	21 August 1972 (aged 78); Göttingen, West Germany[1]
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands held	5th Panzer Army; 334th Infantry Division; III Army Corps; 14th Army
Battles/wars	<World War I World War II
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]

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.
Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 530.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 370.

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.

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 5. Panzerarmee 3 December 1942 – 20 February 1943	Succeeded by Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
Preceded by Generalmajor Fritz Krause	Commander of 334. Infanterie-Division 24 May 1943 – 20 October 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Walter Scheller
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Hermann Breith	Commander of III. Panzerkorps 20 October 1943 – 25 November 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin	Commander of 14. Armee 24 October 1944 – 22 November 1944	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Traugott Herr

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