Otto von Below Military person

Otto Ernst Vincent Leo von Below (18 January 1857 in Danzig (now Gdańsk) – 15 March 1944 also in Danzig) was a Prussian general officer in the Imperial German Army during the First World War. He was most notable for his victory in the Battle of Caporetto.

Personal facts

Otto von Below
Birth dateJanuary 18, 1857
Birth place
Gdańsk , Prussia
Date of deathMarch 15, 1944
Place of death
Gdańsk , Nazi Germany

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Military person

award
Pour le Mérite
military operations
Battle of Caporetto
Battle of Tannenberg
Western Front (World War I)
Italian Front (World War I)
World War I
Operation Michael
Eastern Front (World War I)
Macedonian front
Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes
Battle of Gumbinnen
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
Monastir Offensive
military branch
Prussian Army
military command
* 17th Army
* 1st Army
* 8th Army
* I Reserve Corps
* 2nd Infantry Division
* 14th Army
* 19th (2nd Posen) Infantry von Coubière
* 43rd Infantry Brigade
* 6th Army
* Army of the Niemen
* Heeresgruppe Below
* Home Defense Forces West
service start1875
service end1919

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