Otto Barth (general) explained

Otto Barth
Birth Date:18 June 1891
Branch:Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:Generalmajor
Commands:30th Infantry Division
21st Luftwaffe Division
Battles:Courland Pocket
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Barth (18 June 1891 – 3 May 1963) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Barth surrendered to the Red Army in the Courland Pocket at the end of the war. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

References

Bibliography

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

  1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 25.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 105.