Eugen Ott (general)

Eugen Ott
Born	20 May 1890 Sinzig
Died	11 August 1966 (aged 74) Hohenschäftlarn near Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1911–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	7. Infanterie-Division XXX. Armeekorps XI. Armeekorps LII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Węgierska Górka Operation Barbarossa Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eugen Ott (20 May 1890 – 11 August 1966) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (20 October 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 December 1942 as General der Infanterie and commander of LII. Armeekorps^[1]

See also

• Jabłonków Incident

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 270.

Bibliography

• 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. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht