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==Career== |
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Otto Lasch |
Otto Lasch joined the [[Wehrmacht]] in 1935. He advanced to the rank of [[Generalleutnant]] and functioned as Commandant of [[Königsberg]] in [[East Prussia]] from November 1944. |
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Following heavy fighting and surrounding of the city during the [[Battle of Königsberg]] by the 36-division strong [[3rd Byelorussian Front]] under [[Ivan Chernyakhovsky]], Lasch |
Following heavy fighting and surrounding of the city during the [[Battle of Königsberg]] by the 36-division strong [[3rd Byelorussian Front]] under [[Ivan Chernyakhovsky]], Lasch surrendered the city to the [[Red Army]] on 9 April 1945. Lasch went into Soviet captivity; convicted as a [[war criminal]] in the Soviet Union, he held until 1955. Lasch died in [[Bonn]] in 1971. |
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Lasch authored the book ''So fiel Königsberg. Kampf und Untergang von Ostpreußens Hauptstadt'' that was published in 1958 |
Lasch authored the book ''So fiel Königsberg. Kampf und Untergang von Ostpreußens Hauptstadt'' that was published in 1958. In 1965 he wrote ''Zuckerbrot und Peitsche'' about his years as a Soviet prisoner of war. |
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==Awards and decorations== |
==Awards and decorations== |
Revision as of 02:52, 19 March 2017
Otto Lasch | |
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Born | 25 June 1893 |
Died | 29 April 1971 | (aged 77)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Otto Lasch (25 June 1893 – 29 April 1971) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXIV Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Career
Otto Lasch joined the Wehrmacht in 1935. He advanced to the rank of Generalleutnant and functioned as Commandant of Königsberg in East Prussia from November 1944.
Following heavy fighting and surrounding of the city during the Battle of Königsberg by the 36-division strong 3rd Byelorussian Front under Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Lasch surrendered the city to the Red Army on 9 April 1945. Lasch went into Soviet captivity; convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he held until 1955. Lasch died in Bonn in 1971.
Lasch authored the book So fiel Königsberg. Kampf und Untergang von Ostpreußens Hauptstadt that was published in 1958. In 1965 he wrote Zuckerbrot und Peitsche about his years as a Soviet prisoner of war.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (5 October 1914) & 1st Class (2 July 1916)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 43
- Oak Leaves on 10 September 1944 Generalleutnant and commander of 349. Infanterie-Division
References
- Citations
- Biography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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