__NOTOC__ Otto-Wilhelm Förster (16 March 1885 – 24 June 1966) was a general in the German Army during

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who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Förster retired from active duty in January 1944. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities following the war. Convicted as a war criminal in Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 April 1943 as ''

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'' and commander of 93. Infanterie-Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 343.

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