Otto Angel

Otto Angel
Born	20 February 1913 Oberntief
Died	14 October 2002(2002-10-14) (aged 89) Schmelz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Artillerie-Regiment 103 Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 6
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Upper Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Angel (20 February 1913 – 14 October 2002) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
General Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 March 1945 as Unteroffizier of the Reserve and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzerjäger-Abteilung 6^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 100.

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.

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