Otto Benzin
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![]() Otto Benzin (left) next to Joseph Goebbels
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Born | Pritzwalk |
23 November 1910
Died | 29 June 1944† Babruysk, Belarus |
(aged 33)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
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.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- Demyansk Shield
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 31 December 1941 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 89[2]
- 406th Oak Leaves on 22 February 1944 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 89[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
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