{"id":1316,"date":"2026-05-05T03:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/?page_id=1316"},"modified":"2026-05-05T03:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:02:33","slug":"otto-jager","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/?page_id=1316","title":{"rendered":"Otto J\u00e4ger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1372\" src=\"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Otto-Jager.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1317\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Name<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Otto J\u00e4ger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grenadier 3 \/ Rifleman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rank<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grenadier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in 1920 in Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg, Germany, Otto J\u00e4ger worked as a musician prior to the war. He was unmarried at the time of his enlistment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His sister served as a nurse with the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Service History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>J\u00e4ger entered military service in the early stages of the war and was assigned to Grenadier-Regiment 211 in early 1943, where he serves as a rifleman within 2. Gruppe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A trained musician, J\u00e4ger enhances the unit\u2019s living history display through performances on a period accordion, providing an authentic representation of the era\u2019s musical culture. He continues to develop his impression with enthusiasm and attention to detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name Otto J\u00e4ger Role Grenadier 3 \/ Rifleman Rank Grenadier Background Born in 1920 in Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg, Germany, Otto J\u00e4ger worked as a musician prior to the war. He was unmarried &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/?page_id=1316\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Otto J\u00e4ger&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1316","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1316"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1318,"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1316\/revisions\/1318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}