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Otto Carius
German pharmacist, military officer and highly decorated tank commander (1922-2015)
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- Tiger Nel Fango
- Otto Carius Meine Dienstzeit
- Tiger im Schlamm
- Tigers in the mud
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- Germany
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- Night Birds2020
- Isocandela Ep2020
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Otto Carius (27 May 1922 – 24 January 2015) was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He fought on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 and on the Western Front in 1945. Carius is considered a "panzer ace", some sources credited him with destroying more than 150 enemy tanks, although Carius, in an interview claims he had around 100 kills or less. This was also due to the fact that he did not count kills as a commander, and rather only as a gunner. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
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1922 births2015 deathsGerman Army officers of World War IIGerman autobiographersGerman military writersGerman pharmacistsGerman prisoners of war in World War II held by the United StatesHeidelberg University alumniMilitary personnel from Rhineland-PalatinatePanzer commandersPeople from ZweibrückenRecipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves