Otto Abetz

Otto Abetz (May 26 1903 - May 5 1958) was the German ambassador to France during World War II. Abetz was born in Schwetzingen. Originally a teacher, he joined the Nazi party in 1931 and entered the German foreign service in 1935. He represented Germany in France in 1938 and 1939 and was deported after the declaration of war between these countries. Following the armistice between France and Germany, he was again sent to France in July 8 1940. He was named as German ambassador in November 1940 and held this post until 1944. In July 1949 a French court sentenced Abetz to twenty years' imprisonment for war crimes, particularly his role in arranging the deportation of French Jews to the death camps, but he was released in April 1954. Abetz died in 1958 in a auto accident. There was speculation that the accident might have been arranged as revenge for Abetz' wartime activities.

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May 26 - 1903 - May 5 - 1958 - German - Ambassador - France - World War II - Schwetzingen - Nazi party - July 8 - 1940

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Abetz, Otto

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SS-Brigadeführer

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Born: 26 March 1903 in Schwetzingen / Mannheim.

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26 March - 1903

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Died: 5 May 1958 near Langenfeld bei Dortmund (in a one-car accident on the Köln-Ruhr Autobahn ).

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5 May - 1958

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NSDAP-Nr.: 7 011 453 (Joined 0 zz0zz 1938 with effect from 1 May 1937)

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0 zz0zz - 1938 - 1 May - 1937

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SS-Nr.: 253 314 (Joined 1 August 1935)

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1 August - 1935

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Promotions:

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31 July 1934 HJ-Unterbannführer

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31 July - 1934

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1 August 1935 SS-Mann

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1 August - 1935

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1 August 1935 SS-Oberscharführer

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1 August - 1935

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13 September 1936 SS-Untersturmführer

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13 September - 1936

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20 April 1938 SS-Obersturmführer

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20 April - 1938

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21 December 1938 SS-Hauptsturmführer

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21 December - 1938

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30 January 1939 SS-Sturmbannführer

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30 January - 1939

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20 April 1939 SS-Obersturmbannführer

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20 April - 1939

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6 April 1940 Gesandter (as title of office held, not as a rank)

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6 April - 1940

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5 August 1940 Botschafter

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5 August - 1940

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9 November 1940 SS-Standartenführer

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9 November - 1940

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30 January 1941 SS-Oberführer

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30 January - 1941

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30 January 1941 HJ-Gebietsführer (mit Wirkung vom 4 August 1940)

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30 January - 1941 - 4 August - 1940

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30 January 1942 SS-Brigadeführer

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30 January - 1942

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00/00/194_ Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse ohne Schwerter

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00/00/194_ Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse ohne Schwerter

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00/00/19__ Spange ?Prager Burg? zur Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938

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00/00/19__ Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938

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00/00/19__ Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938

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ca. 1936 Deutsches Olympia-Ehrenzeichen I. Klasse

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Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS

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00/00/194_ Totenkopfring der SS

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00/00/19__ SS-Zivilabzeichen (Nr. 138 594)

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00/00/19__ Julleuchter der SS

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00/00/19__ Order of Mauritius 1st Class (Italy)

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00/00/19__ Grand Cross of Isabella (Spain)

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00/00/19__ Order of the Holy Treasure 1st Class (Japan)

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Source:

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The SS-Brigadeführer, 1933 - 1945, by Michael D. Miller & Andreas Schulz

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