Otto Baum
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Otto Baum was a high-ranking commander of the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.
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The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich or SS Division Das Reich was an armored division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Otto Baum
…recovering from severe wounds in 1943, Baum was promoted to regimental commander, and eventually reached the rank of SS-Oberführer. He took command of the SS Division Das Reich in July 1944, and saw action in the Falaise Pocket. After the war, Baum was interned by the British until December 1948. SA Sports Badge in Bronze, 1…
The division near Kirovograd, Soviet Union, December 1943, two Tiger tanks
Division's Tiger I tank, during the Battle of Kursk
Burned out cars and buildings still litter the untouched remains of the original village of Oradour-sur-Glane
Walter Krüger, Heinrich Himmler and Paul Hausser near Kharkov, Soviet Union, April 1943