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Förster, Otto-Lutz

Date of birth:
December 23rd, 1894 (Aachen, Germany)
Date of death:
July 7th, 1979 (Coburg (Bavaria), Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Group Captain)
Unit:
Lufttransportführer, Luftflotte 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
December 23rd, 1942
Awarded for his energy and organizational talent as Lufttransportführer to Luftflotte 4 during the Stalingrad airlift. Förster was also recognized for personally participating in 107 transport missions, including a few into the Stalingrad pocket itself.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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