Otto Drescher

Otto Johann Drescher (5 October 1895 – 13 August 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Drescher died on 13 August 1944 in Memel (Klaipėda).

Otto Drescher
Born	5 October 1895 Nikl, Austria-Hungary
Died	13 August 1944(1944-08-13) (aged 48) Memel, East Prussia
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1914–20 1936–44
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	35th Infantry Division 267th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as generalleutnant and commander of 267th Infantry Division^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Ludwig Merker	Commander of 35th Infantry Division April 1943 – 8 June 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ludwig Merker
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Stephan	Commander of 267th Infantry Division 8 June 1943 – August 1944	Succeeded by None