Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Otto Abetz Biography and Timeline

Follow Otto Abetz through 5 dated historical records for Germany.

Otto Abetz, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
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1903–1958Years on this page

1903

Birth of Otto Abetz

Warfare / Military

Birth of Otto Abetz

1940

Ambassador

Ambassador of Germany · Vichy Government · Warfare / Military

Appointed Ambassador of France with the collaborationist regime at Vichy

Ambassador

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

Appointed Ambassador of France with the collaborationist regime at Vichy

Role range: 1939-1944 – 1940-1944

1949

Trial

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

Role range: 1939-1945

1958

Death of Otto Abetz

Warfare / Military

Death of Otto Abetz

Records, sources and methodology

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