Otto Schury

Otto Schury
Born22 October 1903
Died11 December 1979(1979-12-11) (aged 76)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneralmajor
Commands held100th Light Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Otto Schury (22 October 1903 – 11 December 1979) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

In February 1945, Schury was appointed commander of the 100th Jäger Division. Promoted to major general (Generalmajor) in April, his command surrendered to the Soviet Army in Silesia the following month and Schury was imprisoned in the Soviet Union. He was released in 1955.[1] and died in 1979.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (23 February 1940)[2]
  • German Cross in Gold on 10 May 1943 as Oberstleutnant in Jäger-Regiment 229[3]
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 17 July 1941 as Major and commander of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100[4]
    • Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Jäger-Regiment 229[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Mitcham 2007, pp. 247–248.
  2. ^ Thomas 1998, p. 306.
  3. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 432.
  4. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 320.
  5. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.

References

  • 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.
  • Mitcham, Samuel W. (2007). German Order of Battle, Volume Two: 291st–999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. Mechanicsburg, PA, United States: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices
Preceded by
Oberst Hans Kreppel
 Commander of 100th Jäger Division
1 February 1945 – May 1945 		Succeeded by
None
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Mountain Division
Staff
  • Julius Ringel (Oak Leaves)
Units
1Oak Leaves with the 101st Jäger Division
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 101st Jäger Division (101st Light Infantry Division)
1Oak Leaves with the LXXXIV. Armee-Korps. 2Knight's Cross with 5th Mountain Division.
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