Generalleutnant Otto Drescher Born: 05 Oct 1895 in Nickl, German Bohemia, Sudetenland Died: 13 Aug 1944 near Jacelli, Memel Promotions:
F�hnrich (01 Aug 1914); Leutnant (01 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1916); Polizei-Oberleutnant (07 Jun 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Oct 1926); Polizei-Major (01 Sep 1935); Major (16 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1943) Career:
Entered Audtrian Army Service (01 Aug 1914)
F�hnrich in the 25th Field-J�ger-Battalion (01 Aug 1914-05 Nov 1916)
Company-Leader in the Assault-Battalion V (von Rohr) (05 Nov 1916-01 Jan 1917)
Instruction-Officer with the Assault-Battalion of the 18th Corps (01 Jan 1917-04 Feb 1917)
Leader of Assault-Battalion of the 18th Corps (04 Feb 1917-19 Apr 1917)
Company-Leader in the Assault-Battalion of the 2nd Army (19 Apr 1917-01 Oct 1917)
Company-Leader in the 25th Assault-Battalion (01 Oct 1917-17 Mar 1918)
Company-Leader in the 25th J�ger-Battalion (17 Mar 1918-30 Sep 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st J�ger-Regiment (30 Sep 1918-01 Dec 1918)
Adjutant of the Austrian 1st J�ger-Battalion (01 Dec 1918-01 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the German Freikorps then Army (01 Apr 1919)
Platoon-Leader in Freikorps von H�lsen (01 Apr 1919-12 May 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the Guards-J�ger-Battalion of the 3rd Reichswehr-J�ger-Battalion (12 May 1919-15 May 1920)
Retired (15 May 1920)
Entered Police Service (07 Jun 1920)
With the Security-Police D�sseldorf (07 Jun 1920-1923)
With the Police-Administration Wuppertal (1923-01 Oct 1926)
With the Police-Administration Duisburg (01 Oct 1926-17 May 1933)
Supply-Officer (Ib) with the State-Police-Inspection West, D�sseldorf (17 May 1933-01 Oct 1935)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) with the State-Police-Inspection South, Stuttgart and Pforzheim (01 Oct 1935-16 Mar 1936)
Transferred to Army Service (16 Mar 1936)
Major with the Army-Service-Office 7 (16 Mar 1936-01 May 1936)
With the Staff of the 59th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1936-01 Oct 1936)
Company-Chief in the 59th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-01 Apr 1937)
Company-Chief in the 73rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 74th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 517th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-05 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 434th Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1940-00 Sep 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (00 Sep 1942-00 Apr 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 35th Infantry-Division (00 Apr 1943-08 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 267th Infantry-Division (08 Jun 1943-13 Aug 1944)
Killed-in-Action (13 Aug 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (2878): am 06.04.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 267. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 29.01.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 434
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille: 26.09.1914
- k.u.k. �sterr. Bronzene Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes: 00.00.1915
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern: 1916
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes: 04.09.1916
- k.u.k. �sterr. Karl-Truppenkreuz: 21.01.1917
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes (zum 2. ten Mal): 12.09.1917
- k.u.k. �sterr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern: 29.10.1917
- k.u.k. �sterr. Verwundetenmedaille mit 3. Mittelstreifen
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber
- Spange zum EK I: 02.07.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 26.09.1939
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres (1035): am 21.06.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 434/ Tat bei Detkowo am 13.01.1942
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 16.07.1942
- Wehrmachtbericht: 01.03.1944
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