__NOTOC__ Otto Johann Drescher (5 October 1895 – 13 August 1944) was a German general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

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during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Drescher died on 13 August 1944 in Memel (Klaipėda).

Awards and decorations

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as ''

generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...

'' and commander of 267th Infantry DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 139.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drescher, Otto 1895 births 1944 deaths Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Army personnel killed in World War II People from Svitavy District