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Weimer, Otto

Date of birth:
November 24th, 1920 (Daubringen/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
April 5th, 1945 (Brückhöfe/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Otto Weimer finally reached the rank of Oberleutnant der Reserve.
He was killed in action on April 5th, 1945 as Führer 2. / Grenadier-Regiment 957 during an attack against theAamerican bridgehead north of the Sieg river in Brückhöfe.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer 2.Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 957, 363. Volksgrenadier-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 24th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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