Wolfgang Pickert

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.

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.

Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class 2nd Class on 2 November 1916 1st Class on 13 April 1918 Wound Badge (1918) in Black Baltic Cross Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class Pilot/Observer Badge Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class 2nd Class (1939) 1st Class (1940) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 11 January 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 9. Flak-Division (mot.) 489th Oak Leaves on 5 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of III. Flak-Korps