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Otto Hitzfeld

German general (1898–1990)
Person human Q75669

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
May 7, 1898
Date of death
December 6, 1990
Place of birth
Schluchsee
Place of death
Dossenheim
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
military personnel, soldier
Award received
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[18]
Allegiance
Nazi Germany[17]
End of work period
1945[21]
Family name
Hitzfeld[15]
Given name
Otto[16]
Military branch
German Army[10]
Military, police or special rank
General of the Infantry, general[11][12]
Name in native language
Otto Hitzfeld[19]
P14927
118705296[22]
Participated in conflict
World War I, World War II[13][14]
Start of work period
1915[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Otto Hitzfeld en Otto Maximilian Hitzfeld ar أوتو هيتزفيلد de Otto Maximilian Hitzfeld es Otto Maximilian Hitzfeld he אוטו היצפלד ja オットー・ヒッツフェルト ru Отто Хитцфельд ru Хитцфельд, Отто uk Отто Хітцфельд zh 奥托·希茨费尔德
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000055301071
VIAF cluster ID
69724018
GND ID
118705296
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1995-082-19, Otto Hitzfeld.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
118705296
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118705296
Freebase ID
/m/03wcf0m
Generals of World War II ID
Hitzfeld/Otto/Germany
Prabook ID
2117935
Yale LUX ID
person/dbc45d75-9a6e-4c2e-8ee9-ddb1dff62c28

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🔗 Connections
Participated in conflict 2
World War II, World War I
Allegiance 1
Nazi Germany
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Otto
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Military branch 1
German Army
Occupation 1
military personnel
Place of birth 1
Schluchsee
Place of death 1
Dossenheim
Sex or gender 1
male
← Director / manager 1
11th Army
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Summary

Otto Hitzfeld was born in Schluchsee[1]. He was born on May 7, 1898[2]. He passed away in Dossenheim[3]. He died on December 6, 1990[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5] and soldier[6].

FAQs

Where was Otto Hitzfeld born?

Born in Schluchsee[1].

Where did Otto Hitzfeld die?

Otto Hitzfeld died in Dossenheim[3].

What did Otto Hitzfeld do for work?

Otto Hitzfeld worked as military personnel[5] and soldier[6].

What awards did Otto Hitzfeld receive?

Honors received include Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords[8].

Related Entities

Germany Nazi Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14927 → 118705296
    Occupation → military personnel, soldier
    Military, police or special rank → General of the Infantry, general
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'pt', 'ru', 'sl', '
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Dossenheim
    Award received → —
    Instance of → human
    Award received → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
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