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Friedrich Sixt von Armin
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin (27 November 1851 – 30 September 1936) was a Prussian and German general who participated in the Franco-Prussian War and was a senior commander in the First World War. In the latter he participated in many battles on the Western Front, including the Battles of Passchendaele and the Lys. He was the recipient of many decorations for his leadership, including the Order Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves, Prussia's highest military honor.
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin was born on 27 November 1851 in Wetzlar, an exclave of the Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, as the son of Heinrich Joseph Jacob Sixt von Armin (†1872), a career officer, and Amöne, née Hiepe (†1901). He was married on 11 June 1882 to Klara Pauline Auguste Henriette Karoline von Voigts-Rhetz (1 October 1859 - 28 November 1937), the daughter of General der Artillerie Julius von Voigts-Rhetz (1822-1904) The couple had two daughters and three sons. One son, Friedrich-Wilhelm (1889-1914), was killed in action in France as a Leutnant in Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 4. Another, Hans-Heinrich, was also career officer, reaching the rank of Generalleutnant (lieutenant general); he was taken a prisoner of war in 1942 and died in the Soviet Union in 1952.
Sixt von Armin entered service as an Avantageur on 16 July 1870 in 4. Garde-Grenadier-Regiment „Königin“ (later renamed Königin Augusta Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 4). He was wounded by rifle rounds in both legs in the fighting near Saint-Privat-la-Montagne on 18 August 1870 while serving with the regiment's 11th Company. He was commissioned a Secondelieutenant on 9 March 1872 with a Patent of 12 January 1871. He served as regimental adjutant from 18 April 1876 to 21 March 1881 and was promoted to Premierlieutenant on 17 February 1880.
From 1 April 1881 to 15 April 1884, Sixt von Armin served as adjutant of the 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade. This was followed by a one-year assignment to the Great General Staff on 1 May 1884, which was then extended for a second year. On 17 April 1886, he was promoted to Hauptmann and transferred to the auxiliary establishment (Nebenetat) of the Great General Staff. On 7 February 1888, he was transferred to the Great General Staff and on 26 May 1888 to the general staff of the 22nd Division. On 12 January 1889 he was assigned to the Ministry of War in Berlin. He was transferred to Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1. Pommersches) Nr. 2 as a company commander on 15 July 1890.
On 22 March 1891, Sixt von Armin was promoted to Major, transferred back to the General Staff of the Army, and assigned to the general staff of the VII Army Corps. On 15 July 1893, he was transferred to the Great General Staff and on 18 August 1896, he was named a battalion commander in Magdeburgisches Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 36. On 22 March 1897, he was promoted to Oberstlieutenant and on 20 July 1897 he became Chief of the General Staff of the XIII (Württemberg) Army Corps in Stuttgart.
On 27 January 1900, Sixt von Armin was promoted to Oberst From 18 October 1900 to 14 November 1901, he commanded Infanterie-Regiment Graf Bülow von Dennewitz (6. Westfälisches) Nr. 55. He was then named Chief of the General Staff of the Guards Corps.
On 18 April 1903, Sixt von Armin was promoted to Generalmajor. He returned to the Ministry of War on 2 June 1903 and on 18 August was named director of the General War Department (Allgemeines Kriegsdepartment). In this capacity he also served as deputy plenipotentiary to the Bundesrat of the German Empire, chairman of the Reichs-Rayon-Kommission, and member of the Imperial Disciplinary Court (Reichsdisziplinarhof).
On 25 October 1906, Sixt von Armin was promoted to Generalleutnant. He was named commander of the 13th Division on 30 July 1908. On 20 March 1911, he took provisional command of the IV Army Corps in Magdeburg and on 7 April 1911, he was promoted to General der Infanterie and formally named commanding general of the corps.
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Friedrich Sixt von Armin
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin (27 November 1851 – 30 September 1936) was a Prussian and German general who participated in the Franco-Prussian War and was a senior commander in the First World War. In the latter he participated in many battles on the Western Front, including the Battles of Passchendaele and the Lys. He was the recipient of many decorations for his leadership, including the Order Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves, Prussia's highest military honor.
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin was born on 27 November 1851 in Wetzlar, an exclave of the Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, as the son of Heinrich Joseph Jacob Sixt von Armin (†1872), a career officer, and Amöne, née Hiepe (†1901). He was married on 11 June 1882 to Klara Pauline Auguste Henriette Karoline von Voigts-Rhetz (1 October 1859 - 28 November 1937), the daughter of General der Artillerie Julius von Voigts-Rhetz (1822-1904) The couple had two daughters and three sons. One son, Friedrich-Wilhelm (1889-1914), was killed in action in France as a Leutnant in Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 4. Another, Hans-Heinrich, was also career officer, reaching the rank of Generalleutnant (lieutenant general); he was taken a prisoner of war in 1942 and died in the Soviet Union in 1952.
Sixt von Armin entered service as an Avantageur on 16 July 1870 in 4. Garde-Grenadier-Regiment „Königin“ (later renamed Königin Augusta Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 4). He was wounded by rifle rounds in both legs in the fighting near Saint-Privat-la-Montagne on 18 August 1870 while serving with the regiment's 11th Company. He was commissioned a Secondelieutenant on 9 March 1872 with a Patent of 12 January 1871. He served as regimental adjutant from 18 April 1876 to 21 March 1881 and was promoted to Premierlieutenant on 17 February 1880.
From 1 April 1881 to 15 April 1884, Sixt von Armin served as adjutant of the 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade. This was followed by a one-year assignment to the Great General Staff on 1 May 1884, which was then extended for a second year. On 17 April 1886, he was promoted to Hauptmann and transferred to the auxiliary establishment (Nebenetat) of the Great General Staff. On 7 February 1888, he was transferred to the Great General Staff and on 26 May 1888 to the general staff of the 22nd Division. On 12 January 1889 he was assigned to the Ministry of War in Berlin. He was transferred to Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1. Pommersches) Nr. 2 as a company commander on 15 July 1890.
On 22 March 1891, Sixt von Armin was promoted to Major, transferred back to the General Staff of the Army, and assigned to the general staff of the VII Army Corps. On 15 July 1893, he was transferred to the Great General Staff and on 18 August 1896, he was named a battalion commander in Magdeburgisches Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 36. On 22 March 1897, he was promoted to Oberstlieutenant and on 20 July 1897 he became Chief of the General Staff of the XIII (Württemberg) Army Corps in Stuttgart.
On 27 January 1900, Sixt von Armin was promoted to Oberst From 18 October 1900 to 14 November 1901, he commanded Infanterie-Regiment Graf Bülow von Dennewitz (6. Westfälisches) Nr. 55. He was then named Chief of the General Staff of the Guards Corps.
On 18 April 1903, Sixt von Armin was promoted to Generalmajor. He returned to the Ministry of War on 2 June 1903 and on 18 August was named director of the General War Department (Allgemeines Kriegsdepartment). In this capacity he also served as deputy plenipotentiary to the Bundesrat of the German Empire, chairman of the Reichs-Rayon-Kommission, and member of the Imperial Disciplinary Court (Reichsdisziplinarhof).
On 25 October 1906, Sixt von Armin was promoted to Generalleutnant. He was named commander of the 13th Division on 30 July 1908. On 20 March 1911, he took provisional command of the IV Army Corps in Magdeburg and on 7 April 1911, he was promoted to General der Infanterie and formally named commanding general of the corps.