Otto Stapf (officer)

Otto Stapf
Otto Stapf
	Army
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	111th Infantry Division; XXXXIV. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Stapf (13 November 1890 – 30 March 1963) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 111th Infantry Division. He was the only recipient of both the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords 10 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and Chef Wehrmachtwirtschaftstab Ost^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 111. Infanterie-Division^[2]

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of the 111. Infanterie-Division 5 November 1940 – 1 January 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hermann Recknagel
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Koch	Commander of the XXXXIV. Armeekorps 1 January 1942 – 26 January 1942	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Maximilian de Angelis

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany
People	Deutsche Biographie