Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin was captured in 1943 during the Battle of Stalingrad and died in Soviet captivity on 1 April 1952. He was the son of World War I general Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin.
Fahnenjunker (18 February 1909) Leutnant (16 June 1910) Oberleutnant (25 February 1915) Hauptmann (18 October 1917) Major (1 April 1929) Oberstleutnant (1 October 1932) Oberst (1 October 1934) Generalmajor (1 March 1938) Generalleutnant (1 March 1940) Bibliography.