Otto Baum was a high-ranking commander (Oberführer) 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.
Otto Baum
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
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.
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