Otto Herfurth

Born22 January 1893

Hasserode, Province of Saxony, Prussia, German Empire

Died29 September 1944(1944-09-29) (aged 51)

Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany

Causeof deathExecution by hanging

AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany

Otto Herfurth
Born	22 January 1893 Hasserode, Province of Saxony, Prussia, German Empire
Died	29 September 1944(1944-09-29) (aged 51) Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1914–1944
Rank	Generalmajor
Unit	III Military District
Conflicts	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Rostov (1942) Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Herfurth (22 January 1893 – 29 September 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Herfurth was a conspirator in the 20 July Plot.

Herfurth was the chief of staff of the III Military District which covered Berlin and Brandenburg. He initially supported the coup attempt, but later during the evening changed sides. Nevertheless, on 14 August 1944, he was arrested and was tried by the People's Court. He was hanged on 29 September 1944 next to Joachim Meichssner, Fritz von der Lancken, Wilhelm-Friedrich zu Lynar and Joachim Sadrozinski at Plötzensee Prison in Berlin.^[1]