Otto Ernst Remer

Otto Ernst Remer
Remer in 1945
Born	(1912-08-18)18 August 1912 Neubrandenburg, German Empire
Died	4 October 1997(1997-10-04) (aged 85) Marbella, Spain
Known for	Foiling 20 July plot Founding Socialist Reich Party Holocaust denial
Criminal status	Deceased
Conviction(s)	Incitement of racial hatred
Criminal penalty	22 months imprisonment
Military career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Wehrmacht
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Otto Ernst Remer (18 August 1912 – 4 October 1997) was a German Wehrmacht officer in World War II who played a major role in stopping the 20 July plot in 1944 against Adolf Hitler. In his later years, he became a politician and far-right activist.^[1] He co-founded the Socialist Reich Party in West Germany in the 1950s and is considered an influential figure in postwar neo-fascist politics in Germany.^[1]