Otto Herzog | |
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Volkssturm Führer, Breslau | |
In office February 1945 – 6 May 1945 | |
Inspector of Gebirgsjäger, Supreme SA Command | |
In office 1 February 1942 – 6 May 1945 | |
Führer, SA-Gruppe "Schlesien" | |
In office 15 June 1939 – 1 February 1942 | |
Preceded by | Heinrich Georg Wilhelm Graf Finck von Finckenstein |
Succeeded by | Richard Aster |
Stabsführer, Supreme SA Command | |
In office 1 May 1936 – 14 June 1939 | |
Succeeded by | Max Jüttner |
Führer, SA-Gruppe "Schlesien" | |
In office 10 July 1934 – 31 July 1936 | |
Preceded by | Edmund Heines |
Succeeded by | Heinrich Georg Wilhelm Graf Finck von Finckenstein |
Personal details | |
Born | Zeiskam, Rhenish Palatinate, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | 30 October 1900
Died | 6 May 1945 Breslau, Nazi Germany | (aged 44)
Cause of death | Possible suicide or killed in action |
Nationality | German |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Occupation | Soldier Sales assistant |
Civilian awards | Golden Party Badge Blood Order |
Military service | |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Branch/service | Imperial German Army Reichswehr German Army |
Years of service | 1917–1918 1919–1923 1939–1945 |
Rank | Unteroffizier Oberleutnant |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Military awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross War Merit Cross, 1st class with Swords |
Otto Friedrich Herzog (30 October 1900 – 6 May 1945) was a German Nazi Party politician and SA-Obergruppenführer. During the closing months of the Second World War, he commanded the Volkssturm forces during the siege of Breslau and died there when the city fell to the Red Army in May 1945.