Förster, Otto-Lutz

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Date of birth:: December 23rd, 1894 (Aachen, Germany)
Date of death:: July 7th, 1979 (Coburg (Bavaria), Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberst (Group Captain)
Unit:: Lufttransportführer, Luftflotte 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: December 23rd, 1942

Awarded for his energy and organizational talent as Lufttransportführer to Luftflotte 4 during the Stalingrad airlift. Förster was also recognized for personally participating in 107 transport missions, including a few into the Stalingrad pocket itself.

Sources

- MÖBIUS, INGO & HUß, JÜRGEN, Stille Adler, Eigenverlag Ingo Möbius, Chemnitz, 2019.
- das-ritterkreuz.de

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