Otto Schell
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Otto Wilhelm Schell
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Born | Altendorf |
9 July 1895
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Romania |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1914–44 |
Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
Commands held | 161. Infanterie-Division 320. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto Wilhelm Schell (9 July 1895 – 2 September 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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 Schell was killed on 2 September 1944 in Romania. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 November 1941 as Major and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 39[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 305.
Bibliography
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Heinrich Recke
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Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division 15 August 1942 – 22 August 1942 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck |
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Georg-Wilhelm Postel
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Commander of 320. Infanterie-Division 20 January 1945 – 2 September 1944 |
Succeeded by None |
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1944 deaths
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Prussian Army personnel
- People from Essen
- People from the Rhine Province