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Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher | |
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 Otto Ottenbacher (right) in 1928 | |
| Born | 18 November 1888 |
| Died | 7 January 1975 (aged 86) |
| Allegiance | 
German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held |
36. Infanterie-Division XXXXI. Armeekorps XIII. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher (18 November 1888 – 7 January 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Ottenbacher was wounded during the opening stages of the Battle of Kalinin in October 1941, when his plane was shot down by Soviet fighters. Severely burned, he was invalided back to Germany to recuperate.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 August 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 36. Infanterie-Division [1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 270.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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- 1888 births
- 1975 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- People from Esslingen am Neckar
- People from the Kingdom of Württemberg
- Military personnel from Baden-Württemberg
- Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents