Otto Schwarzer

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Oberstleutnant Other work Police officer Service/branch German Army		Years of service 1935–45 Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 376 Name Otto Schwarzer
Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive Courland Pocket Died May 13, 1976, Hanover, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Otto Schwarzer (18 September 1906 – 13 May 1976) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

German Cross in Gold

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 187

References

Otto Schwarzer Wikipedia

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