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Barth, Otto (Generalmajor)

Date of birth:
June 18th, 1891 (Dresden/Saxonia, Germany)
Date of death:
May 3rd, 1963 (Erlangen/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
March 30th, 1911: Fahnenjunker;
November 26th, 1911: Fähnrich;
August 9th, 1912: Leutnant;
May 22nd, 1917: Oberleutnant;
September 1st, 1936: Hauptmann;
March 1st, 1937: Major (42);
August 1st, 1940: Oberstleutnant (38);
February 1st, 1942: Oberst (213a);
November 9th, 1944: Generalmajor (11).

Career:
March 30th, 1911 - August 2nd, 1914: Feld-Artillerie-Regiment 64;
August 2nd, 1914 -?: Batterie-Offizier Feld-Artillerie-Regiment 64;
? - June 1st, 1915: Lazarett;
June 1st, 1915 - December 1st, 1915: Ordonnnanz-offizier Stab Feld-Artillerie-Regiment 64;
December 1st, 1915 - June 14th, 1916: Adjutant II. / Artillerie-Regiment 64;
June 14th, 1916 - July 5th, 1917: Adjutant Artillerie-Regiment 64;
July 5th, 1917 - November 11th, 1918: Batterie-Führer Artillerie-Regiment 64;
March 31, 1920: Leaving Army;
April 1st, 1920 - September 30th, 1922: Porzellan Fabrik Burgau, Saale;
October 3rd, 1922 - November 30th, 1924: Fa. Gebr. Armhold, Dresden;
December 1st, 1924 - February 25th, 1925: Fa. Constantin Seidel & Co., Dresden;
March 1st, 1925 - January 31st, 1935: Hermes Krediet-Versicherung-AG, Dresden;
September 1st, 1936 - March 1st, 1938: Batterie-Führer Artillerie-Regiment 4;
March 1st, 1938 - December 11th, 1940: Kommandeur I. / Artillerie-Regiment 17;
December 11th, 1940 - May 18th, 1943: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 117;
May 18th, 1943 - September 17th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
September 17th, 1943 - July 14th, 1944: Lehrgangsleiter Artillerieschule I , Berlin;
July 14th, 1944 - July 29th, 1944: Divisionsführerlehrgang 12;
July 29th, 1944 - August 15th, 1944: zur Verwaltung Heeresgruppe Nord;
August 15th, 1944 - November 9th, 1944: m.F.B 30. Infanterie-Division;
November 9th, 1944 - January 30th, 1945: Kommandeur 30. Infanterie-Division;
February 16th, 1945 - May 8th, 1945: Kommandeur 21. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division;
May 9th, 1945 - October 9th, 1955: POW Soviet Union.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
May 1st, 1918
Ritterkreuz des Militär-St.-Heinrichs-Orden
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
WIA 00.08.1914
Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (1918)
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  2. Klasse, 18 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 10th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Artillerie-Regiment 117, 111. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
October 5th, 1942

1238th Award.
Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kdr, Artillerie-Regiment 117, 111. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
October 9th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kdr, Artillerie-Regiment 117, 111.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1943
Kubanschild
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 30. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1944
"In defensive battles southeast of Libau, the Franco-Bavarian 4th Panzer Division under Major General Betzel and the North German 30th Infantry Division under Oberst Barth thwarted a possible enemy breakthrough in a brutal defense and vigorous counterattack at a critical location. . »
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 21. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
Awarded on:
1945
Ärmelband Kurland

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