Otto Baum
Otto Baum | |
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| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Waffen SS |
| Rank | Oberführer |
| Commands | 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS 2nd SS Division Das Reich |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Otto Baum, (15 November 1911 in Stetten – 18 June 1998) was an SS-Oberführer (Senior Colonel/Brigadier General) of the Waffen-SS. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
Awards
- Wound Badge in Silver (21 August 1943)
- Iron Cross
- 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
- 1st Class (15 June 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Tank Destruction Badge
- Infantry Assault Badge (3 October 1940)
- German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
- Demyansk Shield (31 December 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross (8 May 1942)
- 277. Oak Leaves (22 August 1943)
- 95. Swords (2 September 1944)
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 29 July 1944
References
- Berger, Florian: Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (With oak leaves and swords: the highest decorated soldiers of World War II). Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5. Template:De icon
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer: Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (The holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939–1945). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5. Template:De icon
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit: Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (The German Cross 1930–1945: History and holders, vol. 2). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X. Template:De icon
- Yerger, Mark C (1997). Waffen-SS Commanders: The Army, Corps and Divisional Leaders of a Legend: Augsberger to Kreutz. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0764303562.