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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Otto Schury

Years of service
  
1935–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
Generalmajor

Other work
  
Police officer



Buried at
  
Munich Waldfriedhof Plot 199—Row 1—Grave 6

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of the Caucasus Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Hube's Pocket Battle of the Dukla Pass Lower Silesian Offensive

Died
  
December 11, 1979, Brannenburg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Commands held
  
100th Jager Division

Otto Schury (22 October 1903 – 11 December 1979) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

In February 1945, Schury was appointed commander of the 100th Jäger Division. Promoted to major general (Generalmajor) in April, his command surrendered to the Soviet Army in Silesia the following month and Schury was imprisoned in the Soviet Union. He was released in 1955. and died in 1979.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (23 February 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 10 May 1943 as Oberstleutnant in Jäger-Regiment 229
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 July 1941 as Major and commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100
  • Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Jäger-Regiment 229

    • References

    Otto Schury Wikipedia
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