Otto Binnig
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Otto Binnig
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| Born | 18 December 1923 Mittelschefflenz |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Mittelschefflenz |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1942–45 |
| Rank | Unteroffizier |
| Unit | 3./Grenadier-Regiment 463 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Other work | Farmer |
Otto Binnig (18 December 1923 – 27 May 2005) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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 or successful military leadership. Otto Binnig was captured by Soviet troops in the Courland Pocket in May 1945, he was released in 1949.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- Infantry Assault Badge (10 March 1944)[1]
- Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (3 March 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 October 1944 as Obergefreiter and messenger in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 463[2]
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