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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Otto Hielscher

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
?–1945

Died
  
1980, Bonn, Germany

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Unit
  
Artillerie-Regiment 168

Battles/wars
  
World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Kursk Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Kamenets-Podolsky pocket

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Uman

Otto Hielscher (5 March 1916 – 25 March 1980) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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 (29 June 1941)
  • 1st Class (15 September 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (28 March 1942)
  • in Silver (8 October 1943)
  • General Assault Badge (7 June 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold (5 May 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 August 1944 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 168

    • References

    Otto Hielscher Wikipedia
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