Otto-Wilhelm Förster
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Otto-Wilhelm Förster
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Born | Ilmenau |
16 March 1885
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Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1903–44 |
Rank | General der Pioniere |
Commands held | VI. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto-Wilhelm Förster (16 March 1885 – 24 June 1966) was a highly decorated General der Pioniere 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery and successful military leadership. Otto-Wilhelm Förster retired from active duty in January 1944. He was taken prisoner by the Soviet Union and held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the White Falcon with Swords (Weimar)
- Wilhelm Ernst War Cross (Saxe-Meiningen)
- Cross for Merit in War (Saxe-Meiningen)
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 93. Infanterie-Division [1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 343.
Bibliography
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External links
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Otto-Wilhelm Förster @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
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Preceded by
General der Artillerie Günther von Kluge
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Commander of VI. Armeekorps 24 November 1938 – 31 December 1941 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Bruno Bieler |
Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1966 deaths
- People from Ilmenau
- Major generals of the Reichswehr
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knights 2nd class of the Order of the White Falcon
- Recipients of the Wilhelm Ernst War Cross
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- People from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Siegfried Line
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Generals of Engineers