Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin 
(27.11.1851 - 30.09.1936)
place of birth:  Wetzlar, Hessen
Königreich Preußen:  OBH,  General der Infanterie


Friedrich Sixt von Armin served during the Great War as a Imperial German field army commander. Upon mobilization he was in command of the IV. Armee-Korps from Magdeburg, and later Germany's 4. Armee-Oberkommando. Friedrich enlisted in a Guards regiment as a Offizier-Aspirant in 1870. The Franco- Prussian War began shortly thereafter, with young Friedrich receiving serious leg wounds during the Battle for Saint-Privat. He was later awarded the Iron Cross II and quickly promoted to Leutnant. After hostilities ceased, Sixt continued his military service in a wide variety of assignments, both as troop commander and as a general staff officer.

By 1911, Sixt von Armin had risen to corps level commander, replacing von Hindenburg as head of IV. Armee-Korps in Magdeburg. He commanded this corps as Germany marched to War and until early 1917. At mobilization, his troops were attached to Kluck's 1. Armee-Oberkommando on the Western Front and thus saw plenty of action during the First Battle of the Marne. They also of course became bogged down in the subsequent years of trench warfare, seeing action at Arras, Loretto Heights, La Bassee, and on the Somme. For his leadership in these engagements, Sixt von Armin was decorated in 1916 with the highest Royal Prussian order of bravery, the Pour le Merite. In 1917, he replaced Duke Albrecht as leader of 4. Armee-Oberkommando in Flanders, which he commanded until war's end. He later received the Order of the Black Eagle (Schwarzer Adler-Orden), Prussia's highest honor for chivalry, along with oak leaves for his Blue Max award.

Following the Armistice, Sixt von Armin continued his military service as commander of Heeresgruppe A, which he led back to the homeland. He retired after demobilization in early 1919 and spent the remainder of his years in Magdeburg. He was often appeared as the guest of honor or keynote speaker at post-War social events. His hometown of Wetzlar made him an honorary citizen and still maintains a Sixt-von-Armin-Straße, but the barracks there which had been named in his honor were closed in 1992. During World War Two, Sixt's son Hans-Heinrich served as a Generalleutnant for Wehrmacht and was taken prisoner by the Soviets during the Battle of Stalingrad, 1942. General der Infanterie Friedrich Sixt von Armin died in Magdeburg on 30 September 1936.

	General der Infanterie	07.04.1911
	Eisernes Kreuz II	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871
	Pour le Mérite	10.08.1916  (Eichenlaub:  03.08.1918)
	Militär-St-Heinrich	23.09.1917  Ritter  (23.09.17:  Kmdr II ;  07.05.1918:  Komtur I)
	Schwarzer Adler	23.12.1917
	Militär-Max-Joseph	09.03.1918  Großkreuz