Otto Hielscher

Otto Hielscher
Born	11 January 1922 Fürstenwalde
Died	25 March 1980 (aged 58) Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Artillerie-Regiment 168
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Kursk Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Kamenets-Podolsky pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Hielscher (5 March 1916 – 25 March 1980) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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 (29 June 1941)
  • 1st Class (15 September 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (28 March 1942)
  • in Silver (8 October 1943)
• General Assault Badge (7 June 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (5 May 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 August 1944 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 5./Artillerie-Regiment 168^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 187.

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com