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Otto Wilhelm Förster

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Otto-Wilhelm Forster

Commands held
  
VI. Armeekorps

Rank
  
General der Pioniere

Years of service
  
1903–44


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Born
  
16 March 1885 Ilmenau (
1885-03-16
)

Died
  
24 June 1966(1966-06-24) (aged 81) Walsrode

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

Otto-Wilhelm Förster (16 March 1885 – 24 June 1966) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Förster retired from active duty in January 1944. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities following the war. Convicted as a war criminal in Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 93. Infanterie-Division

    • References

    Otto-Wilhelm Förster Wikipedia
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