Friedrich Kirchner

Infobox Military Person
name=Friedrich Kirchner
lived=birth date|1885|3|26|df=y — death date and age|1960|4|6|1885|3|26|df=y
placeofbirth=Zöbigker Leipzig
placeofdeath=Fulda


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Heer
serviceyears=1899-1945
rank=General der Panzertruppe
commands=1. Panzer-Division
LVII. Panzerkorps
unit=
battles=World War I
World War II
*Invasion of Poland
*Battle of France
*Battle of Mokra
awards=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
laterwork=

Friedrich Kirchner (26 March 1885 – 6 April 1960) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Awards

* Infantry Assault Badge
* Cross of Honor
* Eastern Front Medal
* Long Service Medal 1st Class, 25 Years
* Long Service Medal 2nd Class, 18 Years
* Long Service Medal 3rd Class, 12 Years
* Long Service Medal 4th Class, 4 Years
* Tank Combat Badge in Silver
* Clasp to the (1914) Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (22 September 1939)
** 1st Class (4 October 1939)
* German Cross in Gold (22 April 1942)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (20 May 1940)
** 391. Oak Leaves (12 February 1944)
** 127. Swords (26 January 1945)
* Mentioned two times in the Wehrmachtsbericht (4 February 1943 and 27 November 1944)

References

*cite web|title=Lexikon der Wehrmacht|work=Friedrich Kirchner|url= http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/K/KirchnerF.htm| accessdate=6 March| accessyear=2008
* Berger, Florian, "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.