Hauptmann der Reserve
Gemünden, Otto
* 30.05.1914 Ober-Ingelheim a. Rhein
+ 08.12.2007 Ingelheim am Rhein
Ritterkreuz am: 12.10.1942
als: Wachtmeister
Funktion: Geschützführer I./FlakRgt 49 im FlakRgt 37
Bes. Vermerke: Laut Biblio RK am 10.10.1942

Otto was the commander of an 8.8cm FLAK Gun at Stalingrad and won the RK for destroying numerous Soviet Tanks , i communicated with him several times and he was an extremely helpful and communicative man.

RIP Otto

Full bio and photo to follow

Paul

Was he one of the 5000 or reported to have survived captivity or was he wounded and able to get out before the curtain came down?

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Best Regards,
JW

Good question...

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The war against Russia will be such that it cannot be conducted in a knightly fashion. This struggle is one of ideologies and racial differences and will have to be conducted with unprecedented, unmerciful and unrelenting harshness. -Adolf Hitler

was it even that many ?? had a relative that was able to escape the effective Soviet Cauldron to live and fight another day, falling in 1945

I don't think I ever had this man's address but, Rest in Peace Otto.

I Paul as well for his tireless work with the RKT's. Thank you Mate ;-))

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

Otto was wounded on 13/1/1943 near Dimdryewka and was one of the last to be flown out of the pocket on 20/1/1943.

On 30/9/1942 in Northern Stalingrad he destroyed 21 Soviet tanks in a day using only 35 shells !!! He then went on to destroy 3 tanks in close combat.

He was captured on 8/5/1945 and spent 3 years in Siberia.

Paul

Thansk Paul.

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Best Regards,
JW

Rest in peace Otto Gemünden!

You saw hell on earth, hope you get to know heaven now...

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