Otto Bierlin

Otto Bierlin
Born	13 March 1915 Ittlingen
Died	6 March 1945(1945-03-06) (aged 29) Lamenstein
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1933–1945
Rank	Major
Commands held	Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 35 / 35.Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Bierlin (13 March 1915 – 6 March 1945) was a highly decorated Major 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. Otto Boerlin died from wounds on 6 March 1945 in Lamenstein, East Prussia.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (18 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold (3 November 1944)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (13 September 1944)
• General Assault Badge (14 December 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (5 September 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (29 November 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 26 November 1944 as Rittmeister and commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Battalion 35 / 35.Infanterie-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.

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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Persondata
Name	Bierlin, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	13 March 1915
Place of birth	Ittlingen, Germany
Date of death	6 March 1945
Place of death	Lamenstein, East Prussia