Otto Ernst Remer (August 18, 1912 - October 4, 1997) was a German Wehrmacht officer who played a decisive role in stopping the 1944 July 20 Plot against Hitler. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately After the war he co-founded the Sozialistische Reichspartei (SRP), and advanced Holocaust denial. Socialist Reich Party of Germany ( German: Sozialistische Reichspartei Deutschlands) was a West German political party founded in the aftermath of the Holocaust denial is the claim that the Genocide of Jews during World War II —usually referred to as The Holocaust —did not occur in the

Biography

Remer was born in Neubrandenburg. Neubrandenburg ( New Brandenburg, nɔʏˈbʁandənbʊʁk is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. He volunteered for the German army at 18 years of age, serving as an officer on both the Eastern and Western fronts during the Second World War. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

In 1944, after he had been wounded, Major Remer was chosen to command the Wachbattalion Großdeutschland in Berlin. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wachregiment Berlin Kommando der Wachtruppe Wachtruppe Berlin Wach-Regiment Berlin Infanterie Regiment Großdeutschland Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. During this time, Remer and his men successfully stopped the July 20 plot to seize control of the German government after the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler. Upon being given orders to arrest Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels by General Paul von Hase, Remer became suspicious, and contacted Goebbels for direction. Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public Karl Paul Immanuel von Hase ( 24 July 1885 &ndash 8 August 1944) was a German career Soldier and figured among the members It was then arranged for Remer to speak by telephone with Hitler. Hitler asked Remer whether he would recognize his voice, and then gave Remer orders to crush the plot with his troops, which he did. On the same night, he was promoted by two ranks to Colonel.

Remer discussed this incident in the British TV documentary series The World At War, produced in the early Seventies. The World at War is a 26-episode television documentary series on World War II, including the events leading up to it and following in its wake He appeared to have no regrets about his role in crushing the plot, nor the war in general.

1945 saw Remer's command of the Panzer Führer-Begleitbrigade at the Battle of the Bulge. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Ardennes Offensive (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945 was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains He was eventually captured by American troops, and remained a Prisoner of War until 1947. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Remer's Socialist Reich Party, which he had co-founded in 1950, was banned in 1952 after it had gathered about 360,000 supporters in Lower Saxony, and won 16 seats in the state parliament. Socialist Reich Party of Germany ( German: Sozialistische Reichspartei Deutschlands) was a West German political party founded in the aftermath of the Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second The Socialist Reich Party also won 8 seats in the Bremen state parliament. Socialist Reich Party of Germany ( German: Sozialistische Reichspartei Deutschlands) was a West German political party founded in the aftermath of the

Remer was sentenced to some months of imprisonment in October, 1992 for writing and publishing a number of articles that were said to have incited "racial hatred" through their questioning of the Holocaust. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

In February of 1994, Remer went into exile in Spain in an effort to avoid facing charges for his controversial public statements regarding the Holocaust. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Remer was an avid supporter of the studies conducted by key individuals in the field of Holocaust denial, such as Fred Leuchter and Germar Rudolf. Holocaust denial is the claim that the Genocide of Jews during World War II —usually referred to as The Holocaust —did not occur in the Frederick A (Fred Leuchter Jr (born 1943 is an American execution technician who rose to controversy for his Testimony in defense of Holocaust Germar Rudolf (born 29 October 1964 in Limburg an der Lahn) is a German chemist and Holocaust denier.

The high court of Spain ruled against appeals made by the German government to extradite Remer, claiming that he had not committed any crime. Later living in Egypt and Syria, Remer remained a wanted man in Germany until his death in 1997 at 85 years of age. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Awards received

• Iron Cross II Class
• German Cross in Gold
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
• Oak Leaves of the Iron Cross
• Golden Wound Badge
• Silver Close Combat Badge
• Winter War 1941-1942 Medal
• Wehrmacht Long Service Medal

Works

• Verschwörung und Verrat um Hitler (Conspiracy and Betrayal Around Hitler)

References

• Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 edited by Philip Rees, (1991, ISBN 0-13-089301-3)
• The Beast Reawakens by Martin A. Lee (1997, ISBN 0-316-51959-6)

External links

• Generalmajor Otto-Ernst Remer
• http://www.bills-bunker.de/64690.html Otto Remer tells the story of his important role in crushing the coup against Hitler on 20th July 1944

• Germany's New Nazis 1951 pamphlet about Otto Ernst Remer and other neo--nazis