About Otto Carius
Otto Carius 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. Otto Carius (27 May 1922 – 24 January 2015) was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius. Carius graduated from school in 1940, a year following the commencement of the Second World War.
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