Otto Angel

Otto Angel
Born	20 February 1913 Oberntief
Died	14 October 2002(2002-10-14) (aged 89) Schmelz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Artillerie-Regiment 103 Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 6
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Upper Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Angel (20 February 1913 – 14 October 2002) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• General Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 15 March 1945 as Unteroffizier of the Reserve and Zugführer in the Panzerjäger-Abteilung 6^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 100.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Persondata
Name	Angel, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	20 February 1913
Place of birth	Oberntief, Germany
Date of death	14 October 2002
Place of death	Schmelz, Germany