Otto Benzin

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Otto Benzin
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1978-118-24A, Joseph Goebbels bei Empfang.jpg
Otto Benzin (left) next to Joseph Goebbels
Born (1910-11-23)23 November 1910
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Babruysk, Belarus
Allegiance  Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1928–44
Rank Major
Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 89
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Otto Benzin (23 November 1910 – 29 June 1944) was a Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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 killed on 29 June 1944 at Babruysk, Belarus during Operation Bagration.

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Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1997, p. 40.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 110.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 67.

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