Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher

Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher
Born	18 November 1888
Died	7 January 1975(1975-01-07) (aged 86)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic ) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	36. Infanterie-Division XXXXI. Armeekorps XIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher (18 November 1888 – 7 January 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Ottenbacher was wounded during the opening stages of the Battle of Kalinin in October 1941, when his plane was shot down by Soviet fighters. Severely burned, he was invalided back to Germany to recuperate.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 August 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 36. Infanterie-Division^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 270.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generaloberst Georg Lindemann	Commander of 36. Infanterie-Division 25 October 1940 – 15 October 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hans Gollnick
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Georg-Hans Reinhardt	Commander of XXXXI. Armeekorps 6 October 1941 – 13 October 1941	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Walter Model
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans Felber	Commander of XIII. Armeekorps 14 January 1942 – 21 April 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Erich Straube

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 36th Infantry Division

Hans Gollnick (Oak Leaves) Georg Lindemann¹ (Oak Leaves) Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher Josef Dörries Walter Fries² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Carl Casper Alexander Conrady (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with 18th Army ² Oak Leaves and Swords with the 29th Panzergrenadier-Division

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