Willifrank Ochsner

Wilhelm-Francis Ochsner
Born31 March 1899
Died5 December 1990(1990-12-05) (aged 91)
Allegiance German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
Service years1915–1945
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands31st Infantry Division
ConflictsWorld War II Operation Bagration
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm-Francis Ochsner (31 March 1899 – 5 December 1990) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Ochsner surrendered to the Red Army in the summer of 1944 in the course of Soviet Operation Bagration. In 1947 he was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for war crimes committed against the citizens of the Soviet Union. Ochsner was released in 1955.

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