Otto Heidkämper

Otto Heidkämper
Born	13 March 1901 Lauenhagen
Died	17 February 1969(1969-02-17) (aged 67) Bückeburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1918–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	4. Panzer-Division XXIV. Panzerkorps Division Nr. 464
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Stalingrad Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Lublin–Brest Offensive Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Otto Heidkämper (13 March 1901 – 17 February 1969) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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 Heidkämper was captured by American troops in early May 1945 and was released later that month.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (4 October 1939)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (7 March 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 8 February 1943 as Oberst i.G. and Chef des Generalstabes XXIV. Panzerkorps ^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 181.

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
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Otto Heidkämper @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Heinrich Eberbach	Commander of 4. Panzer-Division 2 March 1942 – 4 April 1942	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Heinrich Eberbach
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Eibel	Commander of XXIV. Panzerkorps 21 January 1943 – 9 February 1943	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Walther Nehring
Preceded by Generalmajor Eugen Theilacker	Commander of Division Nr. 464 27 April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Heidkaemper, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross Recipient
Date of birth	13 March 1901
Place of birth	Lauenhagen, Germany
Date of death	17 February 1969
Place of death	Bückeburg, Germany