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Otto Schell

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Otto Schell

Years of service
  
1914–44

Born
  
9 July 1895 Altendorf (
1895-07-09
)

Died
  
2 September 1944(1944-09-02) (aged 49) Romania

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Generalmajor (Posthumously)

Commands held
  
161. Infanterie-Division 320. Infanterie-Division

Otto Wilhelm Schell (9 July 1895 – 2 September 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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 Schell was killed on 2 September 1944 in Romania. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 November 1941 as Major and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 39

    • References

    Otto Schell Wikipedia
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