Otto Drescher

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Years of service 1914–201936–44 Rank Generalleutnant		Name Otto Drescher Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Austria–Hungary (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of MoscowOperation BagrationMinsk Offensive Died August 13, 1944, Klaipeda, Lithuania Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 35th Infantry Division, 267th Infantry Division

Otto Johann Drescher (5 October 1895 – 13 August 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Drescher died on 13 August 1944 in Klaipėda.

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as generalleutnant and commander of 267th Infantry Division

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