Otto Barth (general)
Otto Barth | |
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Born | 18 June 1891 |
Died | 3 May 1963 | (aged 71)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 30th Infantry Division 21st Luftwaffe Division |
Battles/wars | Courland Pocket |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto Barth (18 June 1891 – 3 May 1963) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Barth surrendered to the Red Army in the Courland Pocket at the end of the war. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations[]
- German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 117[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 May 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 117[2]
References[]
Citations[]
Bibliography[]
- (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1963 deaths
- Military personnel from Dresden
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- People from the Kingdom of Saxony