Friedrich Mieth

Friedrich Mieth (4 June 1888 – 2 September 1944) was a German general during World War II. In 1942, he commanded Army Group Don Rear Area. Mieth was killed in action on 2 September 1944 in Iași, Romania.

Friedrich Mieth
Born	4 June 1888 Eberswalde, Province of Brandenburg
Died	2 September 1944(1944-09-02) (aged 56) Iași, Romania
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1906-1944
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	Army Group Don Rear Area IV Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (KIA)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (17 September 1914) & 1st Class (11 March 1915)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 October 1939) & 1st Class (4 February 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 112. Infanterie-Division
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 2 November 1943 as General der Infanterie and commander of IV. Armeekorps
  • Oak Leaves on 1 March 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of IV. Armeekorps

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Pohl, Dieter (2008). Die Herrschaft der Wehrmacht: Deutsche Militärbesatzung und einheimische Bevölkerung in der Sowjetunion 1941–1944. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. ISBN 978-3486580655.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.