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Otto Carius
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Otto Carius was a German military personnel and pharmacist who served as an Oberleutnant in the German Army during World War II. He held allegiance to Nazi Germany and began his work period in 1940. His military service earned him the Eastern Medal and the Panzer Badge. Carius was educated at Heidelberg University and spoke German.
In addition to his military career, he worked as an apothecary and non-fiction writer. His literary output focused on war, tanks, and pharmacy. His notable works include *Tiger im Schlamm*, *Meine Dienstzeit*, and *Tigers in the mud*. He was born in Zweibrücken on May 27, 1922, and died in Herschweiler-Pettersheim on January 24, 2015.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Tiger Nel Fango
- Otto Carius Meine Dienstzeit
- Tiger im Schlamm
- Tigers in the mud
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1922-05-27 ) 27 May 1922, Zweibrücken , Weimar Republic
- Died
- 24 January 2015 (2015-01-24) (aged 92), Herschweiler-Pettersheim , Germany
- Allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- Branch
- Heer
- Service years
- 1940–1945
- Rank
- Oberleutnant
- Unit
- 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion , 512th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion
- Conflicts
- World War II
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Other work
- Pharmacist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Otto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Zweibrücken
- Place of death
- Herschweiler-Pettersheim
- Occupation
- veteran
- Educated at
- Heidelberg University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- German Army
- Military rank
- Oberleutnant
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-064-06, Otto Carius.jpg
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- date of death
- 2015-01-24
- Commons category
- Otto Carius
- date of birth
- 1922-05-27
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- name in native language
- Otto Carius
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Encyclopedic overview
Otto Carius (27 May 1922 – 24 January 2015) was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He fought on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 and on the Western Front in 1945. Carius is considered a "panzer ace", some sources credited him with destroying more than 150 enemy tanks, although Carius, in an interview claims he had around 100 kills or less. This was also due to the fact that he did not count kills as a commander, and rather only as a gunner. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
World War II
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