Otto Vincon

Otto Vincon
Born	23 January 1906(1906-01-23) Rutesheim
Died	13 April 1945(1945-04-13) (aged 39) M.I.A Disappeared near Wildbad-Kaltenbronn
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1924–1945
Rank	Major der Reserve
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive Operation Nordwind
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Otto Vincon (23 January 1906 – 13 April 1945) was a highly decorated Major der Reserve 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. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 March 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 August 1941)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (?)
  • in Silver (?)
  • in Gold (8 January 1945)
• German Cross in Gold (3 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 December 1943 as Hauptmann der Reserve Stellv-Führer I. / Grenadier-Regiment 460 ^[1]
  • 728th Oak Leaves on 5 February 1945 as Major der Reserve and commander of I. / Grenadier-Regiment 460 ^[2]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 350.
2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 80.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold. Selbstverlag Florian Berger ISBN 3-9501307-3-X.
• 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

Persondata
Name	Vincon, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	23 January 1906
Place of birth	Rutesheim, Germany
Date of death	13 April 1945
Place of death	Wildbad-Kaltenbronn, Germany