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Otto Schünemann

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1908–20 1936–44


Rank
  
Generalleutnant

Name
  
Otto Schunemann

Born
  
6 October 1891 Bad Doberan, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire (
1891-10-06
)

Died
  
29 June 1944(1944-06-29) (aged 52) Mogilev, Belarussian SSR, Soviet Union now Mogilev Region, Belarus

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

Commands held
  
337. Infanterie-Division XXXIX. Panzer-Korps

Otto Schünemann (6 October 1891 – 29 June 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schünemann was killed on 29 June 1944 near Mogilev in Belarus during the Soviet 1944 summer offensive, Operation Bagration.

Awards and decorations

  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 May 1940) & 1st Class (18 June 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 337. Infanterie-Division
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 20 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 184
  • Oak Leaves on 28 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 337. Infanterie-Division
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    References

    Otto Schünemann Wikipedia
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