Otto Chowanetz

Otto Chowanetz (24 October 1919 – 17 March 1943) was a Feldwebel (Sergeant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Chowanetz went missing in action, presumed killed in action, on 17 March 1943.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (18 September 1941)
 * 1st Class (30 August 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1943 as Feldwebel and platoon leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 17