Otto Sponheimer

Otto Sponheimer
Born	19 December 1886(1886-12-19) Nürnberg
Died	14 March 1961(1961-03-14) (aged 74) Bad Kötzting
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–1920 1935–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	21. Infanterie-Division XXVIII. Armeekorps LXVIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive Battle of Narva (1944) Battle for Narva Bridgehead Operation Market Garden
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Sponheimer (19 December 1886 – 14 March 1961) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (29 November 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 8 August 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 21. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 329.

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

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Kuno-Hans von Both	Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division 1 November 1939 – April 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Wilhelm Bohnstedt
Preceded by Generalleutnant Wilhelm Bohnstedt	Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division April 1942 – 10 January 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Gerhard Matzky
Preceded by Generalleutnant Carl Püchler	Commander of LXVII Armeekorps 25th July 1944 - 25 October 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-August Schack

Persondata
Name	Sponheimer, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	19 December 1886
Place of birth	Nuremberg, Germany
Date of death	14 March 1961
Place of death	Bad Kötzting, Germany