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Otto Angel

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Otto Angel

Rank
  
Feldwebel

Years of service
  
1934–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
5. Artillerie-Regiment

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Upper Silesian Offensive

Died
  
October 14, 2002, Schmelz, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Otto Angel (20 February 1913 – 14 October 2002) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • General Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 March 1945 as Unteroffizier of the Reserve and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the Panzerjager-Abteilung 6
  • References

    Otto Angel Wikipedia