Otto Fretter-Pico

Otto Fretter-Pico
Born	2 February 1893 Karlsruhe
Died	Flims
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Major General (Generalleutnant)
Commands held	57th Infantry Division 148th Reserve Division 148th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Operation Dragoon Italian Campaign Battle of Garfagnana Battle of Collecchio
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Maximilian Fretter-Pico (brother)

Otto Ludwig Julius Fritz Franz Balduin Fretter-Pico (2 February 1893 – 30 July 1966) was a highly decorated major-general (Generalleutnant) in the German Army (Heer) during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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 Fretter-Pico surrendered on 28 April 1945 to Brazilian troops and was held until 1948.

After his release on 7 July 1948, he settled in Switzerland. Fretter-Pico died at the age of 73 on July 30, 1966 in Flims, in the Canton of Graubünden, in Switzerland.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (25 March 1915)
  • 1st Class (8 December 1917)
• Wound Badge (1914) in Black (fall 1918)
• Knight's Cross 2nd Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords (13 November 1916)
• Honor Cross 3rd Class of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (April 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 December 1934)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (22 June 1941)
• General Assault Badge in Silver (30 September 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 11 December 1941 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 297
• Eastern Front Medal (11 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 148th Infantry Division

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Reserve Division 148

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Siebert	Commander of 57th Infantry Division 20 February 1943 – 1 September 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Rothkirch und Panthen	Commander of 148th Reserve Division 25 September 1943 – 20 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Otto Schönherr
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Schönherr	Commander of 148th Infantry Division 18 September 1944 – 28 April 1945	Succeeded by None