Otto Sponheimer
Otto Sponheimer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 December 1886 Nürnberg |
| Died | 14 March 1961(aged 74) Bad Kötzting |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1907–20 1935–45 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands held | 21st Infantry Division XXVIII. Armeekorps LXVII. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto Sponheimer(19 December 1886 – 14 March 1961) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in theWehrmachtduringWorld War IIwho commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron CrossofNazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Crosson 8 August 1941 asGeneralleutnantand commander of 21. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 329.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer(2000) [1986].Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile[The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas.ISBN978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007).Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives[The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag.ISBN978-3-938845-17-2.
