__NOTOC__ Otto Stapf (13 November 1890 – 30 March 1963) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

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 Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

Awards and decorations

* Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords 10 September 1944 as

General der Infanterie General of the Infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German Imp ...

and Chef Wehrmachtwirtschaftstab Ost * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1941 as ''

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...

'' and commander of 111. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 331.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stapf, Otto 1890 births 1963 deaths German Army generals of World War II Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross People from Kitzingen (district) Recipients of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Military personnel from Bavaria Reichswehr personnel