Otto Tiemann

Otto Tiemann
Born	(1890-02-12)12 February 1890 Bruchhausen-Vilsen
Died	20 April 1952(1952-04-20) (aged 62) Bruchhausen-Vilsen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1908–45
Rank	General der Pioniere
Commands held	93. Infanterie-Division XXIII. Armeekorps XVII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Tiemann (12 February 1890 – 20 April 1952) was a German general (General der Pioniere) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class & 1st Class
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (19 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 93. Infanterie-Division ^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on (4 August 1944)

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 93. Infanterie-Division 17 September 1939 - 1 May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Gottfried Weber
Preceded by Generalleutnant Gottfried Weber	Commander of 93. Infanterie-Division 31 May 1943 - September 1943	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Horst von Mellenthin
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Hans Freiherr von Funck	Commander of XXIII. Armeekorps 2 February 1944 - 12 October 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walter Melzer
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppen Hans Kreysing	Commander of XVII. Armeekorps 28 December 1944 - May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 93rd Infantry Division

Gerhard Beier Dieter Damerius Ernst-Georg Kedzia¹ (Oak Leaves) Karl Löwrick (Oak Leaves) Walter Scheunemann (Oak Leaves) Hermann Schütz Walter Süß (Oak Leaves) Otto Tiemann Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth

¹ Oak Leaves with the 8th Panzer Division.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 15736210 GND: 125558201

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