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  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte
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  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte (22 September 1898 – 8 May 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. Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte was killed on 8 May 1944 at Sevastopol during Crimean Offensive (1944). He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor
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serviceyears
  • 1916
  • 1935
Birth Date
  • 1898-09-22
Commands
  • 97
Branch
death place
  • Sevastopol
Name
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte
Birth Place
Title
  • Commander of 97. Jäger-Division
Awards
Rank
Allegiance
  • German Empire
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
  • World War I
  • World War II *Battle of France *Operation Barbarossa *Battle of Białystok–Minsk *Battle of Smolensk (1941) *Battle of Moscow *Battle of the Caucasus *Lower Dnieper Offensive *Crimean Offensive (1944)
Before
  • Generalleutnant Ernst Rupp
Years
  • --05-30
After
  • General der Infanterie Ludwig Müller
laterwork
  • Police officer
abstract
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte (22 September 1898 – 8 May 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. Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte was killed on 8 May 1944 at Sevastopol during Crimean Offensive (1944). He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor