Otto Fretter-Pico

Otto Fretter-Pico

Born	2 February 1893 Karlsruhe
Died	30 July 1966(1966-07-30) (aged 73) Flims
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Major General (Generalleutnant)
Commands held	57th Infantry Division 148th Reserve Division 148th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Operation Dragoon Italian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Maximilian Fretter-Pico (brother)

Otto Fretter-Pico (2 February 1893 – 30 July 1966) was a highly decorated major-general (Generalleutnant) in the German Army (Heer) during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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. Otto Fretter-Pico surrendered on 28 April 1945 to Brazilian troops and was held until 1948.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- 3rd class
Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with swords
- 2nd Class
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
General Assault Badge
German Cross in Gold (11 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 12 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 148th Infantry Division^[1]^[2]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 186.
^ Scherzer 2007, p. 318.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Siebert	Commander of 57th Infantry Division 20 February 1943 – 1 September 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Rothkirch und Panthen	Commander of 148th Reserve Division 25 September 1943 – 20 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Otto Schönherr
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Schönherr	Commander of 148th Infantry Division 18 September 1944 – 28 April 1945	Succeeded by None

v t e Related recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Brothers	Adolf Borchers, Hermann Borchers and Walter Borchers • Georg von Boeselager (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Philipp von Boeselager • Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin and Hubertus von Bonin • Hellmut von der Chevallerie and Kurt von der Chevallerie (Oak Leaves) • Hermann Fegelein (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Waldemar Fegelein • Friedrich Foertsch and Hermann Foertsch • Maximilian Fretter-Pico (Oak Leaves) and Otto Fretter-Pico • Helmut Friebe and Werner Friebe • Adolf Galland (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) and Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland • Rudolf Geisler (Oak Leaves) and Siegfried Geisler • Helmut Haugk and Werner Haugk • Otto Heger and Rudolf Heger • Hartmut von Hößlin and Roland von Hößlin • Alfred Jodl (Oak Leaves) and Ferdinand Jodl • Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck (Oak Leaves) and Erbo Graf von Kageneck (Oak Leaves) • Friedrich Kittel and Heinrich Kittel • Günther von Kluge (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Wolfgang von Kluge • Eckardt Köppen and Gerhard Köppen (Oak Leaves) • Boris Kraas and Hugo Kraas (Oak Leaves) • Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger and Walter Krüger (Oak Leaves & Swords) • Albrecht Lanz and Hubert Lanz (Oak Leaves) • Erhard Milch and Werner Milch • Johann Pflugbeil and Kurt Pflugbeil (Oak Leaves) • Franz Schlieper and Fritz Schlieper • Hans-Jürgen Stumpff and Horst Stumpff • Gerd Suhren and Reinhard Suhren (Oak Leaves & Swords)

Brothers in law	Kurt von Tippelskirch (Oak Leaves) and Curt Gallenkamp

Cousins	Ernst Lindemann and Georg Lindemann (Oak Leaves) • Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz (Oak Leaves & Swords), Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) • Franz Ruhl and Heinrich Setz (Oak Leaves) • Gerd von Rundstedt (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Gotthard Heinrici (Oak Leaves & Swords) • Hans Graf von Sponeck and Theodor Graf von Sponeck • Siegfried Weber and Werner Winter

Father and son	Rudolf von Bünau (Oak Leaves) and Rudolf von Bünau • Heinz Guderian (Oak Leaves) and Heinz-Günther Guderian • Franz Kornprobst and Otto Kornprobst • Kurt von Tippelskirch (Oak Leaves) and Adolf-Hilmar von Tippelskirch • Albrecht Wüstenhagen and Albrecht Wüstenhagen

Father and son in law	Karl Dönitz (Oak Leaves) and Günther Hessler • Nikolaus von Falkenhorst and Erich Dethleffsen • Erich von Manstein (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Edel-Heinrich Zachariae-Lingenthal • Erhard Milch and Joachim Schlichting • Hans-Jürgen Stumpff and Karl-Günther von Hase

Persondata
Name	Fretter-Pico, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	2 February 1893
Place of birth	Karlsruhe, Germany
Date of death	30 July 1966
Place of death	Flims, Switzerland

Otto Fretter-Pico

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