Otto von Below

Otto von Below
Born	(1857-01-18)18 January 1857 Danzig, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died	9 March 1944(1944-03-09) (aged 87) Besenhausen near Göttingen, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Kingdom of Prussia
Service / branch	Imperial German Army  Prussian Army
Years of service	1875–1919
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	19th (2nd Posen) Infantry 43rd Infantry Brigade 2nd Infantry Division I Reserve Corps 8th Army Army of the Niemen Heeresgruppe Below 6th Army 14th Army 17th Army 1st Army Home Defense Forces West
Battles / wars	World War I Eastern Front Gumbinnen Tannenberg 1st Masurian Lakes 2nd Masurian Lakes Macedonian Front Monastir Offensive Italian Campaign Battle of Caporetto Western Front Operation Michael
Awards	Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves

Otto Ernst Vinzent Leo von Below (18 January 1857 – 9 March 1944) served as a Prussian general officer in the Imperial German Army during the First World War (1914–1918).^[1][a] He arguably became most notable for his command, along with the Austro-Hungarian commander Svetozar Borojević, during the victorious Battle of Caporetto in October–November 1917.

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