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German general (1888–1944)

Friedrich Mieth
Born	4 June 1888 Eberswalde, Province of Brandenburg
Died	2 September 1944(1944-09-02) (aged 56) Iași, Romania
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	Army Group Don Rear Area IV Army Corps
Battles / wars	Jassy–Kishinev Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.

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

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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.

Military offices
Preceded byGeneralmajor Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin	Chief of the General Staff of XII Army Corps 10 November 1938 – 26 August 1939	Succeeded byOberst Maximilian Grimmeiß
Preceded bynone	Chief of the General Staff of 1st Army 26 August 1939 – 24 October 1940	Succeeded byGeneralmajor Carl Hilpert
Preceded bynone	Commander of 112nd Infantry Division 10 December 1940 – 10 November 1942	Succeeded byGeneralmajor Albert Newiger
Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Max Pfeffer	Commander of IV Army Corps December 1942 – 2 September 1944	Succeeded bynone