Otto Herzog

Otto Herzog
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 byHeinrich Georg Wilhelm Graf Finck von Finckenstein [de]
Succeeded byRichard Aster
Stabsführer, Supreme SA Command
In office
1 May 1936 – 14 June 1939
Succeeded byMax Jüttner
Führer, SA-Gruppe "Schlesien"
In office
10 July 1934 – 31 July 1936
Preceded byEdmund Heines
Succeeded byHeinrich Georg Wilhelm Graf Finck von Finckenstein [de]
Personal details
Born(1900-10-30)30 October 1900
Zeiskam, Rhenish Palatinate, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died6 May 1945(1945-05-06) (aged 44)
Breslau, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathPossible suicide or killed in action
NationalityGerman
Political partyNazi Party
OccupationSoldier
Sales assistant
Civilian awardsGolden Party Badge
Blood Order
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Reichswehr
German Army
Years of service1917–1918
1919–1923
1939–1945
RankUnteroffizier
Oberleutnant
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
Military awardsKnight'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.