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GENERAL OTTO HITZFELD AUTOGRAPH, IN PENCIL AND DATED, ON FIELD-POSTCARD. CUT OUT PHOTO, GLUED ON CARD..
Otto Maximilian Hitzfeld (7 May 1898 – 6 December 1990) was a German general during World War II. He was listed as a recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords by the West German Association of Knight’s Cross Recipients. He is the uncle of retired football manager Ottmar Hitzfeld

He became commander of the 11th Army in April 1945. He declared Göttingen, which was crowded with refugees, as an open city. He was taken prisoner of war by American forces on 19 April 1945 from which he was released on 12 May 1947. He received news that he had been awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords after his release from captivity.