Paul Otto (General)

Paul Otto (born July 12, 1881 in Güstrow , † January 14, 1961 in Schliersee ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry in World War II .

Life

In 1901 Otto joined the 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 49 of the Prussian Army as a flag junior . In 1906 he was transferred to the Schutztruppe in German South West Africa and took part in the suppression of the Herero and Nama uprising . From 1912 Otto was sent to the war academy for further training and has since been promoted to first lieutenant . During the First World War he had various staff assignments.

After the end of the war, Otto worked in the Hindenburg Freikorps and was then accepted into the Reichswehr . On October 1, 1932 Otto was promoted to colonel and commanded the 21st (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment in Nuremberg from November 1, 1932 to March 31, 1934 . He then served as Infantry Leader IV until September 30, 1934.

At the beginning of the Second World War, Otto accepted the surrender of the Polish General Kleeberg after the battle of Kock / Adamow during the attack on Poland on October 6, 1939 as commander of the 13th Infantry Division . At the end of October 1939 he gave up the division, became head of the German military mission in Slovakia and in this position was promoted to general of the infantry on December 1, 1940. On May 1, 1942, Otto returned to Germany and was Commanding General of Military District Command IX until April 30, 1943 . in Kassel . He was then transferred to the Führerreserve and retired from military service on October 31, 1943.

Awards

Order of the Crown IV class with swords
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Prussian service award cross
Prussian rescue medal on ribbon
Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Albrecht with Swords
Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Frederick with Swords
Hanseatic Cross Hamburg
Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross 1st Class
Austrian Military Merit Cross III. Class with war decorations

literature

Andris J. Kursietis: The Wehrmacht at War 1939–1945. The Units and Commanders of the German Ground Forces during World War II. Aspect 1999. ISBN 90-75323-38-7 . P. 350.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 2: The staffing of the active infantry regiments as well as the hunter battalions, military district commanders and training directors from the foundation or list until 1939. Osnabrück 1992. ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 . P. 504.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Ranking list of the German Imperial Army. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . Mittler & Sohn publishing house . Berlin 1932. p. 112.

personal data
SURNAME	Otto, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH	July 12, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH	Guestrow
DATE OF DEATH	January 14, 1961
Place of death	Schliersee

[1] Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 2: The staffing of the active infantry regiments as well as the hunter battalions, military district commanders and training directors from the foundation or list until 1939. Osnabrück 1992. ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 . P. 504.

[Rangliste1932-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Ranking list of the German Imperial Army. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . Mittler & Sohn publishing house . Berlin 1932. p. 112.