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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Otto Schünemann
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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of birth
Bad Doberan, Rostock District, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Place of death
Belarus
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52 years
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Biography
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 in Belarus during the Soviet 1944 summer offensive, Operation Bagration.
Awards and decorations
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 May 1940) & 1st Class (18 June 1940)
- German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 337. Infanterie-Division
- 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
- Oak Leaves on 28 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 337. Infanterie-Division
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