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Otto Hitzfeld
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Hitzfeld as colonel on 25 February 1942
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| Birth name | Otto Maximilian Hitzfeld |
| Born | (1898-05-07)7 May 1898 Schluchsee, German Empire |
| Died | 6 December 1990(1990-12-06) (aged 92) Dossenheim, Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank |  General of the Infantry |
| Commands held | 102nd Infantry Division LXVII Army Corps 11th Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Otto Maximilian Hitzfeld (7 May 1898 – 6 December 1990) was a German general during World War II. He was listed as a recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords by the West German Association of Knight's Cross Recipients. He is the uncle of retired football manager Ottmar Hitzfeld.[1]
Hitzfeld received command of the 102nd Infantry Division in April 1943. He was promoted to Generalleutnant early November 1943 and had to turn over command of the Division. He then took command of the infantry school in Döberitz and again turned over command on 1 November 1944. Hitzfeld was given command of the LXVII Army Corps, which he led in the Battle of the Bulge. He was promoted to General of the Infantry on 1 March 1945 and made commanding general of the LXVII Army Corps.
He became commander of the 11th Army in April 1945. He declared Göttingen, which was crowded with refugees, as an open city. He was taken prisoner of war by American forces on 19 April 1945 from which he was released on 12 May 1947. He received news that he had been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords after his release from captivity.
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| Preceded by Generalmajor Johannes Friessner |
Commander of 102. Infanterie-Division 19 January 1943 – 5 November 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Werner von Bercken |
| Preceded by General der Artillerie Walther Lucht |
Commander of 11. Armee 2 April 1945 – 8 April 1945 |
Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walther Lucht |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 73rd Infantry Division
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1 Swords with the LXVII. Armeekorps. |
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