Otto Schünemann (6 October 1891 – 29 June 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schünemann was killed on 29 June 1944 near Mogilev during the Soviet 1944 summer offensive, Operation Bagration by a Soviet air attack on the Belynitschi-Beresino road.[1]
Otto Schünemann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1891 |
| Died | 29 June 1944 (aged 52) Mogilev, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1908–20 1936–44 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 337th Infantry Division XXXIX Panzer Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I
|
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Awards and decorations
edit- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 May 1940) & 1st Class (18 June 1940)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 337. Infanterie-Division[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 20 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 184[4]
- Oak Leaves on 28 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 337. Infanterie-Division[5]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Veal, Stephen Ariel. "The collapse of the German army in the East in the summer of 1944 (Volume 1)". The Collapse of the German Army in the East in the Summer of 1944 (Volume 1). 1: 388.
- ^ Thomas 1998, p. 294.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 432.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 317.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
