Otto Stapf (officer)

Otto Stapf
300px Field Marshal Walther von Reichenau conversing with Generalleutnant Otto Stapf (right side with Knight's Cross)
Born	13 November 1890 Hellmitzheim
Died	Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	111. Infanterie-Division XXXXIV. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Stapf (13 November 1890 – 30 March 1963) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 111. Infanterie-Division. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Military Merit Order of Bavaria 4th Class with Swords and Crown
• Friedrich-August-Kreuz 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords 10 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and Chef Wehrmachtwirtschaftstab Ost
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 111. Infanterie-Division

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Otto Stapf @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division 5 November 1940 – 1 January 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hermann Recknagel
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Koch	Commander of the XXXXIV. Armeekorps 1 January 1942 – 26 January 1942	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Maximilian de Angelis