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Prussian General der Infanterie Otto von Below was widely lauded as one of Germany's best commanders, and was also the youngest to receive army command at the age of 57. During the war, he saw success on four different fronts, most notably during the Second Battle of Masurian Lakes in the East and his drive against the Italians at Caporetto .

SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Otto Ernst Vinzent Leo von Below (18 January 1857 – 9 March 1944) 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 ...

At dawn, though Pisani and his men did not know it, nine Austro-Hungarian and six German divisions under Otto von Below had launched a major offensive. Germany had agreed to support its ally in what was hoped would be a decisive attack on Italy before winter made campaigning impossible.

One of the more capable German field commanders of the First World War, Otto von Below (1857-1944) - a cousin of Fritz von Below (reported variously as his brother), who also operated as a field commander during the war (causing some confusion among British military intelligence) - served on numerous fronts during the war, beginning the conflict...

The Battle of Caporetto was fought from October 24 to November 19, 1917, during World War I (1914-1918). Armies and Commanders Italians General Luigi Cadorna General Luigi Capello 15 divisions, 2213 guns Central Powers General Otto von Below General Svetozar Boroevic 25 divisions, 2,200 guns Battle of Caporetto Background

While two Austrian armies, under General Svetozar Borojević von Bojna, attacked the eastern end of the Italians’ Venetian salient on the Bainsizza Plateau and on the low ground near the Adriatic shore, the German 14th Army, comprising the six German divisions and nine Austrian ones under Otto von Below, with Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen ...