Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte Military person

Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte (22 September 1898 – 8 May 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte was killed on 8 May 1944 at Sevastopol during Crimean Offensive (1944). He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 22, 1898
Birth place
Silesia , Nowa Ruda
Date of deathMay 08, 1944
Place of death
Sevastopol , Ukraine

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1920)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of the Caucasus
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Crimean Offensive
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Battle of Moscow
Battle of the Dnieper
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command97. Jäger-Division
service start1916
service end1916

Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/O/OtteFriedrichWilhelm.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/13058