Otto Deßloch (11 June 1889 13 May 1977) was a German World War II Luftwaffe general and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Deßloch was born at Bamberg. During World War II Deßloch commanded Luftwaffe units in the Eastern Front. After Paris was liberated by the Allied forces Deßloch commanded an air unit which avenged the liberation by bombing the city destroying civilian targets and killing 200 French civilians on September 1944.