Otto Alberts

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Years of service 1914–18 1937–43 Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 501 Died December 10, 1943		Rank Oberst of the Reserves Name Otto Alberts Service/branch German Army
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad, World War II

Otto Alberts (22 February 1893 – 10 December 1943) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves 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. Otto Alberts was shot and killed on 10 December 1943 near Brjaschki, Russia

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class

1st Class

Wound Badge (1914)

in Black

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (10 June 1940)

1st Class (10 July 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Silver

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold on 1 December 1941 as Hauptmann of the Reserves in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 501

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 December 1943 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 501

References

Otto Alberts Wikipedia

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