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Otto Carius
| Otto Carius (deceased) German Army - Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. Otto Carius was born on May 27th of 1922 in Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz in Southwest Germany. Carius volunteered for 104th Infantry Placement Battalion in May of 1940 and was assigned to the 21st Panzer Regiment when he graduated. During the Invasion of Russia, Operation Barbarossa, in June 1941, Carius was a loader Panzer 38 and experienced his first battle as a loader on a Panzer III, light tank In 1941 after serving 11 months in Russia Carius went to Officer training and when commissioned he went to 502nd heavy tank battalion in April 1943. He was assigned as a tank commander in the 2nd battalion 502. The battlion had the new Tiger Tank. Otto Carius and the 2nd Company 502 were stationed in Russia on the Leningrad Front. At the narva bridgehead Carius engaged Russian SU85 tanks destroying 4 of them. In June 1944 carius was sent to Daugavpils in Latvia where he was part of the city. On the 22nd of July 1944 Carius with his company of 8 tigers advanced to Malinava, where his job was to halt the Russian advance. 1st Lieutenant Otto Carius commanding 2nd Company of the 502nd heavy tank Battalion, with eight Tigers, advanced towards the village of Malinava (a northern suburb of Dunaburg) to halt the Russian advance. Following a reconnaissance Lieutenant Otto Carius explained his plan to take the village. He decided to attack using only two tanks because there was only one narrow road leading to the village. Six Tigers therefore remained in the reserve while Lt Carius and Lt. Albert Kerschers (one of the most decorated commanders of sPzAbt 502) tanks moved towards the village. Speed was the essence and afterwards, Otto Carius recalls that the entire battle did not last more than 20 minutes. in this short time, Carius and Kerscher knocked out 17 of the new JS-1 Stalin and 5 T-34 tanks. Following this he deployed 6 of his tanks in an ambush against the remainder of the Soviet tank battalion advancing toward him, unaware of their lead companies demise. Surprise was complete and a further 28 tanks were destroyed along with their supporting trucks and vehicles, the complete battalion had been wiped out for no loss. In November of 1943, Otto Carius destroyed 10 Russian T34s at short range and in August 1944 he was transferred to the newly formed Schwere panzerjager Abteilung 512 equipped with the New Jagdtiger. Carius was stationed at Paderborn and Dollersheim. The 2nd Company which he commanded was ordered to Siegburg as part of the defence of the Rhine, and it was here he eventually surrendered to the US forces on April 15th 1945. Awarded the Knights Cross on 4th May 1944 and Oak Leaves on 27th July 1944. Died 24th January 2015. |
Items Signed by Otto Carius (deceased) |
| Holding the Line by Richard Taylor. (B) Price : £1095.00 | Skillfully led by their mercurial commander, SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann, the Tiger Tanks of s.SS-Pz. Abt. 101 blaze through a shattered French village in the days following D-Day, June, 1944. Their destination - Normandy! ...... | |
| Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| The Shepherd by David Pentland. (B) Price : £400.00 | Orville, Normandy, 20th August 1944. Within days of the death of his friend and commander Obfw. Fendesack, Feldwebel Kurt Knipsel climbed into the last remaining Tiger II of 1st Company 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion as a tank commander. While leadin...... | |
| The Last Bridge by David Pentland. (B) Price : £400.00 | Floridsdorf, Vienna, 3th April 1945. By mid April the Soviet assault had almost cleared German resistance from the south bank of the Danube. Only one small bridgehead remained open to allow troops a chance to escape, and this exit was defended by o...... | |
| The Long Road to Kharkov by David Pentland. (B) Price : £400.00 | Kharkov, Russia, February - March 1943. After abandoning Rostov and Kharkov in the face of the Soviet Winter Offensive, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein set about the recapture of both. Among those taking part in the ensuing counterattack was the ...... |
| The Rearguard by David Pentland. (B) Price : £400.00 | Preussisch Stargard, East Prussia, February 1945. Following the departure of the platoon's two other vehicles, after expending all their ammunition, the single Jagdpanther of Oberfeldwebel Hermann Bix remained to cover the withdrawal of all s...... | |
| Panthers in the Fog by David Pentland. (B) Price : £400.00 | Mortain, France, 7th August 1944. Panther tanks of 1st SS Panzer Division 'Leibstandarde' attack units of US 30th Infantry Division in Mortain under cover of heavy fog. Following the successful American breakthrough at St. Lo, and the virtual...... | |
| Typhoon's End by David Pentland. (B) Price : £400.00 | Volokolamsk, Moscow, December 1941. Panzer III's and Panzergrenadiers of the 11th Panzer Division press on towards Moscow in the final stages of Operation Typhoon. Ultimately doomed to failure by the freezing weather and tenacious Soviet defence...... | |
| Kampfgruppe Carius by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Lake Ricu, Dunaburg, Latvia, 12th - 16th July 1944. Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher and Otto Carius, of 2nd Company. Heavy tank Battalion 502, detached to help infantry units in the Karasino and Marruga areas to establish a firm front line. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Retaking Tirtsu by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Albert Kerscher and Otto Carius. Narva Bridgehead, 18th March 1944 - 2nd Company, 502 Heavy Tank Battalion and Nordland Infantry. Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher and Otto Carius, of 2nd Company, Heavy tank Battalion 502, along with only 16 Grenadie...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| The Firing Line, North of Malinava Latvia, 22nd July 1944 by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Six Tiger I tanks including Albert Kersher and Lt. Otto Carius, of 2nd Company Heavy tank Battalion 502, prepare to take up ambush positions for the soon to arrive Soviet tank brigade. In the ensuing encounter, the Tigers destroyed the entire column ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Advance to the Start Line, Narva Bridgehead, Northern Russia, 6th April 1944 by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher and Otto Carius, of 2nd Company Heavy tank Battalion 502, take part in the third operation designed and led by Graf von Strachwitz (Grossdeutschland Division) to destroy the final units of the dangerous Soviet bridgeh...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Into Position, North of Malinava Latvia, 22nd July 1944 by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Six Tiger I tanks including Albert Kersher and Lt. Otto Carius, of 2nd Company. Heavy tank Battalion 502, prepare to take up ambush positions for the soon to arrive soviet tank brigade. In the ensuing encounter, the Tigers destroyed the entire colum...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| The Ambush, North of Malinava Latvia, 22nd July 1944 by David Pentland. (P) Price : £660.00 | Six Tiger I tanks including Albert Kersher and Lt. Otto Carius, of 2nd Company. Heavy tank Battalion 502, prepare to take up ambush positions for the soon to arrive soviet tank brigade. In the ensuing encounter, the Tigers destroyed the entire colum...... | |
| Springing the Trap, North of Malinava Latvia, 22nd July 1944 by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Six Tiger I tanks including Albert Kersher and Lt. Otto Carius, of 2nd Company. Heavy tank Battalion 502, prepare to take up ambush positions for the soon to arrive soviet tank brigade. In the ensuing encounter, the Tigers destroyed the entire colum...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Holding the Line, Dunaburg, Latvia, 21st July 1944 by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher , Otto Carius, and 2nd Company. Heavy tank Battalion 502, supported in the air by Fw190s of JG54 Grunherz find themselves the only forces available to hold the line against the advancing Soviet forces. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Clearing the Ostsack, Narva Bridgehead, Northern Russia, 6th April 1944 by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher and Otto Carius, of 2nd Company. Heavy tank Battalion 502, take part in the second operation designed and led by Graf von Strachwitz (Grossdeutschland Division) to destroy half of the dangerous Soviet bridgehead acro...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mutual Support, Narva Bridgehead, Northern Russia, 6th April 1944 by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher and Otto Carius, of 2nd Company. Heavy tank Battalion 502, take part in the second operation designed and led by Graf von Strachwitz (Grossdeutschland Division) to destroy half of the dangerous Soviet bridgehead acros...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Tigers - 505th at Kursk by David Pentland. (P) SOLD OUT | Kursk, Russia, 5th July 1943. Tiger I's of the 505th Heavy Tank Battalion attacking towards Podoljan, and on to Butyrki. By the end of the day the assault had destroyed the Soviet 15th Infantry Division, and thrown the whole 70th Army into cri...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Otto Carius (deceased) |
Pack 848. Pack of two special tank artworks by David Pentland and Richard Taylor. Pack : SOLD OUT | Military Print Pack....... Titles in this pack : High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (C) In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (D) | NOT AVAILABLE | |
Pack 849. Pack of two WW2 tank artworks by Richard Taylor and David Pentland. Pack : SOLD OUT | Military Print Pack....... Titles in this pack : High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (C) In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (D) | NOT AVAILABLE |
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