Otto Sydow (1 February 1896 – 24 June 1970) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Otto Sydow | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 February 1896 Rosemarsow, district of Demmin |
| Died | 24 June 1970 (aged 74) Diepholz |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Prussian Army (1914–18) Reichsheer (1918–20) Luftwaffe (1935–45) |
| Years of service | 1914–20 1935–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 20th Flak Division 1st Flak Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Other work | Police officer |
Otto Sydow was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was held until October 1955.
Awards and decorations edit
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (9 July 1918)
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (7 March 1917)
- Cross of Honor
- Sudetenland Medal with "Prague Castle Bar"
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (4 December 1940)
- 1st Class (25 August 1941)
- Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (12 December 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (24 September 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Flak-Division Berlin[1]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 339.
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.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links edit
- TracesOfWar.com
- Otto Sydow @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
