Otto Schwarzer

Otto Schwarzer
Born	18 September 1906 Falkenberg
Died	13 May 1976(1976-05-13) (aged 69) Hanover
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935 - 1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 376
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Otto Schwarzer (18 September 1906 – 13 May 1976) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• German Cross in Gold
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 6 October 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 187^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 321.

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	Schwarzer, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	18 September 1906
Place of birth	Falkenberg, Germany
Date of death	13 May 1976
Place of death	Hanover, Germany