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GEN Otto Wilhelm Forster

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GEN Otto Wilhelm Forster

Birth
Ilmenau, Ilm-Kreis, Thüringen, Germany
Death
24 Jun 1966 (aged 81)
Walsrode, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany
Burial
Walsrode, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany Add to Map
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He was a highly decorated General of the engineers in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. 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 and successful military leadership. He retired from active duty in January 1944. He was taken prisoner by the Soviet Union and held until 1955.
He was a highly decorated General of the engineers in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. 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 and successful military leadership. He retired from active duty in January 1944. He was taken prisoner by the Soviet Union and held until 1955.

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