Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte
Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte | |
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Born | 22 September 1898 |
Died | 8 May 1944 Sevastopol | (aged 45)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Army |
Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
Commands | 97th Jäger Division |
Battles / wars | Crimean Offensive † |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte (22 September 1898 – 8 May 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Otte was killed on 8 May 1944 at Sevastopol during the Soviet Crimean Offensive.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 November 1942 as Oberst and commander of Jäger-Regiment 207[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 270.
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.