Otto Ernst Remer
Otto Ernst Remer | |
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| Birth name | Otto Ernst Remer |
| Born | 18 August 1912 Germany |
| Died | 4 October 1997 (aged 85) Spain |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch | German Army (Heer) |
| Years of service | 1933-1945 |
| Rank | Oberst (Colonel), Generalmajor (Brigadier-General/Major General) |
| Commands | Regiment,
Brigade, Division |
Otto Ernst Remer (18 August 1912 in Germany–4 October 1997 in Spain) was a German Nazi German Army Colonel and a General in the Wehrmacht’s ground Army during World War 2 from 1939-1945 who was responsible for crushing the 20 July Plot in Germany in 1944 but later became a Neo-Nazi and was infamous for the Holocaust denial in Germany . He served in the Reichsheer (the Reichswehr’s ground army) from 1933-1935 as a infantry soldier then promoted to platoon lieutenant (Leutnant) in 1937 and then a infantry company Captain (Hauptmann) in 1941 and finally promoted to infantry regiment Colonel (Oberst) in 1944 and then promoted to Generalmajor (equivalent to Brigadier-General or Major-General) in 1944/45 . He died in 1997 in Spain (aged 85).