Otto Schury

Otto Schury
Born	22 October 1903 Munich
Died	11 December 1979(1979-12-11) (aged 76) Brannenburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	100. Jäger Division
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of the Caucasus Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Hube's Pocket Battle of the Dukla Pass Lower Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Otto Schury (22 October 1903 – 11 December 1979) 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 with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Otto Schury was captured by Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held until October 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (23 February 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 17 July 1941 as Major and commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100^[1]
  • 592nd Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Jäger-Regiment 229 ^[2]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (20 February 1944)

Otto Schury was tasked with the leadership of the 101. Jäger-Division on 1 November before he officially became its commander on 7 February 1945. His personnel file contains a handwritten comment that he had been nominated for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.^[3]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 320.
2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.
3. ^ Berger 1999, p. 394.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (1999), Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• 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

Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Hans Kreppel	Commander of 100. Jäger Division 1 February 1945 – May 1945	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Schury, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German general and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	22 October 1903
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Date of death	11 December 1979
Place of death	Brannenburg, Germany