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Otto Sponheimer

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Otto Sponheimer
Born(1886-12-19)19 December 1886
Nürnberg
Died14 March 1961(1961-03-14) (aged 74)
Bad Kötzting
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1907–20
1935–45
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands21st Infantry Division
XXVIII. Armeekorps
LXVII. Armeekorps
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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.

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Citations

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  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 329.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • 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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Kuno-Hans von Both
Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division
1 November 1939 – April 1942
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Bohnstedt
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Bohnstedt
Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division
April 1942 – 10 January 1943
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Gerhard Matzky
Preceded by
Generaloberst Carl Hilpert
Commander of LIV. Armeekorps
1 August 1943 - 2 February 1944
Succeeded by
Johannes Frießner (Army Detachment Narva)
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Carl Püchler
Commander of LXVII. Armeekorps
25 July 1944 - 25 October 1944
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Friedrich-August Schack