Otto Schneider
Military Person
1921 – 2001
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Who was Otto Schneider?
Otto Schneider was a Hauptsturmführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Schneider was awarded the Knight's Cross during the battle of Kovel, while in command of the 7th Company, 5th SS Panzer Regiment, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. He was reported missing in action in April 1945 near Steiermark, Austria, and was in Soviet captivity until 1949
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