Othmar Pollmann | |
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Born | 25 September 1917 |
Died | 11 September 1991 | (aged 73)
Place of birth | Regensburg |
Place of death | Munich |
Allegiance |
Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/branch |
Heer Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 1936–45, 1955–75 |
Rank |
Major Oberst |
Unit | Grenadier-Regiment 481 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Dr. Othmar Pollmann[Note 1] (25 September 1917 – 11 September 1991) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Following World War II he served in the Bundeswehr of the Federal Republic of Germany
Awards and decorations[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (29 June 1940)
- in Silver (18 July 1942)
- in Gold (14 September 1942)
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (1 December 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal (24 July 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 481[2]
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (14 November 1943)
- in Silber (25 February 1945)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Bibliography[]
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). 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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001) (in German). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2]. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1998) (in German). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z]. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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