Joachim von Siegroth [SEP] place of death
Joachim von Siegroth
Joachim von Siegroth (25 December 1896 – 2 May 1945) was a general n the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Siegroth was listed as missing in action during the Battle of Halbe in May 1945.
Awards and decorations.
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 October 1914)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 June 1940) & 1st Class (
, Lieutenant General Walther Krause, then commander of the fortress of Metz, established his combat command post at Fort de Plappeville. This fort was in the center of the defenses of Metz, well defended by the fort to the south Manstein ("Girardin") held at that time by the SS colonel Joachim von Siegroth. During the three months of fighting, Fort Plappeville, under the command of the artillery Colonel Vogel, and that of Saint-Quentin, successively commanded by Colonels Siegroth Von, Von Richter and Stössel,