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.
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