Otto Alberts

Otto Alberts
Born	22 February 1893 Wesel
Died	10 December 1943 (aged 50) Brjaschki, Russia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–18 1937–43
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 501
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Alberts (22 February 1893 – 10 December 1943) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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 or successful military leadership. Otto Alberts was shot and killed on 10 December 1943 near Brjaschki, Russia

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (10 July 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 1 December 1941 as Hauptmann of the Reserves in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 501^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 December 1943 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 501^[3][4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 30.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 13.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 189.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945