Otto von Below

Otto von Below
Otto von Below
Born	18 January 1857; Danzig, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died	9 March 1944 (aged 87); Besenhausen near Göttingen, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Kingdom of Prussia;
Branch	Imperial German Army Prussian Army; ;
Service years	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;
Conflicts	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). 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.