The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Otto Fretter-Pico surrendered on 28 April 1945 to Brazilian troops and was held until 1948. After his release on 7 July 1948, he settled in Switzerland.
Fretter-Pico died at the age of 73 on July 30, 1966 in Flims, in the Canton of Graubünden, in Switzerland.
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (25 March 1915) 1st Class (8 December 1917) Wound Badge (1914) in Black (fall 1918) Knight"s Cross 2nd Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords (13 November 1916) Honor Cross 3rd Class of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (April 1918) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 December 1934) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 September 1939) 1st Class (22 June 1941) General Assault Badge in Silver (30 September 1941) German Cross in Gold on 11 December 1941 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 297 Eastern Front Medal (11 August 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 148th Infantry Division.
