Otto Schünemann

Otto Schünemann
Otto Schünemann
Born	6 October 1891; Bad Doberan
Died	29 June 1944 (aged 52); Pagost, Belarus
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1920); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1908–1920; 1936–1944
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	337. Infanterie-Division; XXXIX. Panzer-Korps
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battles of Rzhev; Operation Büffel; Battle of Smolensk (1943); Operation Bagration; Minsk Offensive †;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Otto Schünemann (6 October 1891 – 29 June 1944) was a Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Otto Schünemann was killed on 29 June 1944 in Pagost, Belarus during Operation Bagration. Otto Schünemann commanded the XXXIX. Panzer-Korps for only one day before being killed, he was replacing the previous commander General der Artillerie Robert Martinek who was killed 28 June 1944.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 20 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 184^[1]
- 339th Oak Leaves on 28 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 337. Infanterie-Division^[2]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (3 July 1944)

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 317.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch - Zwernemann (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-22-X.
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.

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Military offices
Preceded by General der Artillerie Erich Marcks	Commander of 337. Infanterie-Division 5 October 1942 – 27 December 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Walter Scheller
Preceded by General der Artillerie Robert Martinek	Commander of XXXIX. Panzer-Korps 28 June 1944 – 29 June 1944	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Dietrich von Saucken

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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 317.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

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