Otto-Wilhelm Förster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of Birth: Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany
About Otto-Wilhelm Förster
- Otto-Wilhelm Förster (16 March 1885 – 24 June 1966) was a general in the German Army during World War II who commanded several corps.
- He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
- Förster retired from active duty in January 1944.
- He was arrested by the Soviet authorities following the war.
- Convicted as a war criminal in Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
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