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Friedrich Wilhelm Otte

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1916–201935–44


Commands held
  
97. Jager-Division

Name
  
Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte

Died
  
8 May 1944(1944-05-08) (aged 45)Sevastopol

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Generalmajor (Posthumously)

Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte (22 September 1898 – 8 May 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Otte was killed on 8 May 1944 at Sevastopol during the Soviet Crimean Offensive.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 November 1942 as Oberst and commander of Jäger-Regiment 207

    • References

    Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte Wikipedia
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