Ottorino Schreiber (Parma, 11 June 1890 – Turin, 2 November 1978) was an Italian general during World War II.

[1] After promotion to colonel on 31 December 1936, on 12 October 1937 he was given command of the 56th Infantry Regiment "Marche", and on 1 November 1939 he became head of the mobilization office at the general directorate of logistic services at the Ministry of War in Rome.

He was promoted to brigadier general on January 1, 1942, remaining on the Eastern front until the following 24 October, when he was repatriated and given command of the 207th Coastal Division (with headquarters in Palermo), after a short period at the disposal of the Ministry of War, on 1 December 1942.

During the early stages of the Allied invasion of Sicily, in July 1943, he was among the protagonists of the Axis defense, launching several counterattacks near Canicattì and Campobello di Licata with an armored tactical group (Raggruppamento Schreiber) and later covering the retreat of other Axis units from western Sicily.

[6][1][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The division was then transferred to Asti for reorganization, and dissolved following the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943; Schreiber then joined the Italian Resistance in Turin.