Otto Abetz Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Otto Abetz, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Germany.

5 records1903–19584 events1 places

Chronological biography

1903

Birth of Otto Abetz26 May 1903

Warfare / Military

Birth of Otto Abetz

1940

Ambassador8 July 1940

Warfare / Military · Ambassador of Germany · Vichy Government

Appointed Ambassador of France with the collaborationist regime at Vichy

Ambassador8 July 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Ambassador of Germany · Vichy Government

Appointed Ambassador of France with the collaborationist regime at Vichy

1949

TrialJuly 1949

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Tried for the deportation of French Jews to the death camps, released in 1954. A French court sentences Abetz to 20 yrs imprisonment for war crimes

1958

Death of Otto Abetz5 May 1958

Warfare / Military

Death of Otto Abetz

Titles and roles

Ambassador of Germany

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.