Otto Barth

Otto Barth (18 June 1891 – 3 May 1963) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 30. Infanterie-Division. He was also a 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. Otto Barth was captured by Soviet troops following the fall of the Courland Pocket in 1945. He was held until 1955.

Dates of Rank

 * Fahnenjunker (30 March 1911)
 * Fähnrich    (26 November 1911)
 * Leutnant    (9 August 1912)
 * Oberleutnant (22 May 1917)
 * Hauptmann   (1 September 1936)
 * Major       (1 March 1937)
 * Oberstleutnant (1 August 1940)
 * Oberst      (1 February 1942)
 * Generalmajor (9 November 1944)

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Wound Badge (1914)
 * in Black
 * Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (7 May 1918)
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * German Cross in Gold (9 October 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 May 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 117
 * Armband Courland
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 3 November 1944