Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte
Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 September 1898 |
| Died | 8 May 1944 (aged 45) |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
| Commands | 97th Jäger Division |
Conflicts | 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.
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1944 deaths
- 20th-century German police officers
- German Army generals of World War II
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Major generals of the German Army (1935–1945)
- Military personnel from the Province of Silesia
- People from Nowa Ruda
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross