Otto Feige (21 September 1882 in Nysa - 2 January 1951 in Kaufbeuren) was an

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of the German ''

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'' (War Navy) during World War II. He had initially served in the '' Kaiserliche Marine'' (Imperial Navy) of the

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. He was born in Neisse in Silesia on 21 September 1882. In 1940, then-'' Konteradmiral'' (Rear Admiral) Feige was placed in command of the operation to transfer the unfinished to the Soviet Union. The ''Kriegsmarine'' provided an escort of

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s and other vessels to protect the ship from

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attack. Upon arrival, Feige led an advisory team that was to help the Soviets complete the ship, though the ship, which had been renamed ''Petropavlovsk'', was still under construction when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. In anticipation of Germany's impending attack, Feige had helped to delay the transfer of materials from Germany to complete the ship.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Feige 1882 births 1951 deaths Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I People from Nysa, Poland Kriegsmarine personnel of World War II Kriegsmarine admirals People from the Province of Silesia