Otto Fretter-Pico

Otto Fretter-Pico (2 February 1893 – 30 July 1966) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He surrendered to Brazilian forces in April 1945 and was kept under their custody until 1948 when he retired and went to live in Switzerland. Fretter-Pico died in 1966.

Otto Fretter-Pico
Born	2 February 1893 Karlsruhe, Württemberg, German Empire
Died	30 July 1966 (aged 73) Flims, Grisons, Switzerland
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	57th Infantry Division 148th Reserve Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Operation Dragoon Italian Campaign Battle of Garfagnana Battle of Collecchio
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Maximilian Fretter-Pico (brother)

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (25 March 1915) & 1st Class (8 December 1917)[1]
• Knight's Cross 2nd Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords (13 November 1916)[1]
• Honor Cross 3rd Class of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (April 1918)[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 September 1939) & 1st Class (22 June 1941)[1]
• General Assault Badge in Silver (30 September 1941)[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 11 December 1941 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 297[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 148th Infantry Division[3]

References

Citations

1. Wegmann 2010, p. 172.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 122.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 318.

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Wegmann, Günter (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 7: Fl–Fu [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 7: Fl–Fu] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2380-1.