Otto Elfeldt

Otto Elfeldt (10 October 1895 – 23 October 1982) was a German general during World War II and a POW at Trent Park. He was also a recipient of the German Cross in Gold of Nazi Germany.

Otto Elfeldt
Otto Elfeldt POW in the Falaise Pocket
Born	10 October 1895 Bad Sülze
Died	23 October 1982(1982-10-23) (aged 87) Bad Schwartau
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1914–1944
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Falaise pocket
Awards	German Cross in Gold

Career

He was commander of the 302nd Infantry Division in 1943, with which he fought at Voroshilovgrad, the Mius River and Zaporizhia. In December 1943, he became commander of the 165th Reserve Division in Belgium and in February 1944 of the 47th Infantry Division in France.

On 30 July 1944, he took over command of the LXXXIV Army Corps from Dietrich von Choltitz, but his Corps was surrounded and destroyed in the Falaise Pocket.

Eltfeldt was taken prisoner by General Maczek's Polish 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade^[1] near Saint-Lambert in Normandy and later held in Trent Park and Island Farm Special Camp until his release in January 1948.