Otto Vincon

Otto Vincon
Born	(1906-01-23)23 January 1906 Rutesheim
Died	M.I.A Disappeared near Wildbad-Kaltenbronn
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1924–45
Rank	Major of the Reserves
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive Operation Nordwind
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Otto Vincon (23 January 1906 – 13 April 1945) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 March 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 August 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (?)
  • in Silver (?)
  • in Gold (8 January 1945)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 3 August 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 470
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 December 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and deputy leader of I./Grenadier-Regiment 460
  • 728th Oak Leaves on 5 February 1945 as Major of the Reserves and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 460

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht