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Otto Sponheimer

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Years of service
  
1907–201935–45

Rank
  
General der Infanterie


Name
  
Otto Sponheimer

Service/branch
  
German Army

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Born
  
19 December 1886Nurnberg (
1886-12-19
)

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

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradKingisepp–Gdov OffensiveBattle of Narva (1944)Battle for Narva BridgeheadOperation Market Garden

Died
  
March 14, 1961, Bad Kotzting, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Commands held
  
21st Infantry Division, XXVIII Army Corps, 68e corps d'armee

Otto Sponheimer (19 December 1886 – 14 March 1961) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 21. Infanterie-Division

    • References

    Otto Sponheimer Wikipedia
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