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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
19 December 1886(Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany)
Death:
14 March 1961(Bad Kötzting, Cham, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Otto Sponheimer (19 December 1886 – 14 March 1961) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 21. Infanterie-Division