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Otto Ludwig Julius Fritz Franz Balduin Fretter-Pico (2 February 1893 – 30 July 1966) was a highly decorated major-general (''Generalleutnant'') in the German Army (''Heer'') during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Otto Fretter-Pico surrendered on 28 April 1945 to Brazilian troops and was held until 1948. After his release on 7 July 1948, he settled in Switzerland. Fretter-Pico died at the age of 73 on July 30, 1966 in Flims, in the Canton of Graubünden, in Switzerland. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class (25 March 1915)〔Wegmann 2010, p. 172.〕 * * 1st Class (8 December 1917)〔 * Wound Badge (1914) in Black (fall 1918)〔 * Knight's Cross 2nd Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords (13 November 1916)〔 * Honor Cross 3rd Class of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (April 1918)〔 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 December 1934)〔 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (28 September 1939)〔 * * 1st Class (22 June 1941)〔 * General Assault Badge in Silver (30 September 1941)〔 * German Cross in Gold on 11 December 1941 as ''Oberst'' in Artillerie-Regiment 297〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 122.〕 * Eastern Front Medal (11 August 1942)〔 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 December 1944 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 148th Infantry Division〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 186.〕〔Scherzer 2007, p. 318.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Otto Fretter-Pico」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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