Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte

Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte
Born	22 September 1898 Neurode
Died	8 May 1944(1944-05-08) (aged 45) Sevastopol
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–1920 1935–1944
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	97. Jäger-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Crimean Offensive (1944) †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

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

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (13 May 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 13 November 1942 as Oberst and commander of Jäger-Regiment 207

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht