Wolfgang Pickert
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Wolfgang Pickert | |
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| Born | 3 February 1897 |
| Died | 19 July 1984 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Prussian Army Freikorps Reichswehr Heer Luftwaffe |
| Service years | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | General der Flakartillerie |
| Commands | 9th Flak-Division III Flak Corps |
| Conflicts | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Relations | ∞ 1928 Dorothea Behrends; 3 children |
| Other work | Author |
Wolfgang Friedrich Wilhelm Siegfried Pickert (3 February 1897 – 19 July 1984) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the III Flak Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
On 22/23 January 1943, Pickert, at the time commanding the 9th Flak Division, was flown out of the Stalingrad encirclement avoiding capture; he attempted to return to his men in Stalingrad but was disallowed from doing so.[1]
After the war, having been a British POW until 5 January 1948, General (Ret.) Pickert contributed to historical analyses, including eyewitness accounts of the Stalingrad airlift published in military journals. He also wrote three books between 1942 and 1955.
