Otto Krueger | |
Birth Date: | 29 December 1891 |
Birth Place: | Metz |
Death Place: | Niederaschau, Bavaria |
Branch: | Imperial German Navy (1909–1919)Luftwaffe (1934–1943) |
Serviceyears: | 1909–1943 |
Rank: | Generalmajor |
Commands: | Luftwaffen-Bau-Brigade V |
Battles: | World War IWorld War II |
Otto Krueger (29 December 1891 – 6 June 1976) was a Generalmajor,[1] in the Luftwaffe, during World War II.
Otto Krueger was born in Metz, Lorraine, on December 29, 1891.[2] Fähnrich zur See on 15 April 1912, he was promoted Leutnant zur See on 3 August 1914. During World War I, he served as an Oberleutnant zur Seer in the Kaiserliche Marine.
Otto Krueger stayed in the army after the war.[2] He was promoted to Kapitänleutnant in 1921, Korvettenkapitän in 1929, Oberstleutnant in 1934 and Oberst in August 1937.[2]
When World War II broke out, the Commander of the 26th Flying-Replacement-Battalion was transferred to the Luftwaffe-Construction-staff, first in Schleswig, in France (Lille) and then in Norway, before being promoted to the rank of Generalmajor in November 1941.[2] Between Mars 1941 and Mars 1942, Otto Krueger assumed command of the Luftwaffe-Construction-Brigade V,[3] before commanding the 11th aerial district.[2]
Otto Krueger died in Niederaschau, Bavaria, on 6 June 1976.