Otto Drescher

Otto Johann Drescher (5 October 1895 – 13 August 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Drescher died on 13 August 1944 in Memel (Klaipėda).

Otto Drescher
Born	5 October 1895 Nikl, Austria-Hungary
Died	13 August 1944 (aged 48) Memel, East Prussia
Allegiance	Austria–Hungary  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1914–20 1936–44
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	35th Infantry Division 267th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as generalleutnant and commander of 267th Infantry Division[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.

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.