Otto Schell

Otto Wilhelm Schell
Born	9 July 1895(1895-07-09) Altendorf
Died	2 September 1944(1944-09-02) (aged 49) Romania
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1944
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	161. Infanterie-Division 320. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Lower Dnieper Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Wilhelm Schell (9 July 1895 – 2 September 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. Otto Schell was killed on 2 September 1944 in Romania. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 19 November 1941 as Major and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 39^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 305.

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

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Heinrich Recke	Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division 15 August 1942 – 22 August 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck
Preceded by Generalleutnant Georg-Wilhelm Postel	Commander of 320. Infanterie-Division 20 January 1945 – 2 September 1944	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Schell, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	9 July 1895
Place of birth	Altendorf, Germany
Date of death	2 September 1944
Place of death	Romania