Otte, Dr., Maximilian

Date of birth:: September 3rd, 1910 (Rawitsch/Province of Posen/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:: May 20th, 1944 (Iași/Iași, Kingdom of Romania)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Flew a total of 1179 sorties as a fighter, destroyer and (primarily) dive bomber pilot.

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Flugzeugführerabzeichen

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938

Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: June 8th, 1940

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 1941

Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:: Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:: January 5th, 1942

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant
Unit:: 9./Stuka-Geschwader 2
Awarded on:: February 4th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:: 8. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Awarded on:: April 5th, 1942

Awarded after flying over 350 sorties. He particularly distinguished himself during the defensive battles during the winter of 1941/42, a time in which he and his Staffel were able to prevent a Soviet breakthrough on the 28.02.1942.