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Otto von Below

German general (1857-1944) · Germany · On the map · Died at 87

Otto Ernst Vinzent Leo von Below served as a Prussian general officer in the Imperial German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). He arguably became most notable for his command, along with the Austro-Hungarian commander Svetozar Borojević, during the victorious Battle of Caporetto in October-November 1917.

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Lived 1857 to 1944 · aged 87