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'''Eugen Ott''' (8 April 1889 – 22 January 1977) was the German ambassador to [[Japan]] during the early years of [[World War II]] |
'''Eugen Ott''' (8 April 1889 – 22 January 1977) was the [[Germany|German]] ambassador to [[Japan]] during the early years of [[World War II]] who was notably deceived and compromised by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spy [[Richard Sorge]]. |
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==Early career== |
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During [[World War I]], Ott served with distinction on the [[Eastern Front (World War I)| |
During [[World War I]], Ott served with distinction on the [[Eastern Front (World War I)|Eastern Front]] as an officer with the [[26th Division (German Empire)|26th (Württemberg) Infantry Division]]. His commander was [[Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach|General Wilhelm von Urach]], who was elected king of [[Lithuania]] in 1918 as [[Mindaugas II of Lithuania]]. |
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Before [[Adolf Hitler]] came to power in Germany (1933), Ott had been the adjutant of General [[Kurt von Schleicher]]. |
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==In Japan== |
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In 1934 he was sent to [[Tokyo]] as military attaché at the German |
In 1934, he was sent to [[Tokyo]] as military attaché at the German embassy. |
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In early September 1940, [[Heinrich Georg Stahmer]] arrived in Tokyo to assist |
In early September 1940, [[Heinrich Georg Stahmer]] arrived in [[Tokyo]] to assist Ott in negotiating the [[Tripartite Pact]] with Japan. Stahmer later replaced Ott as ambassador when [[Richard Sorge]], who had been working for Ott in Japan as an agent for the [[Abwehr]], was unmasked as a Soviet spy in Japan in late 1941. |
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Prange suggests |
Prange suggests in his analysis of Sorge that Sorge was so entirely trusted by Ott that he was allowed access to top secret cables from Berlin in the embassy. That trust was the main foundation for Sorge's success as a [[Red Army]] spy. |
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==Later career== |
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Ott left Tokyo and went to [[Peking]], [[China]], for the rest of the war. |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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*Prange, Gordon W. (1984). ''Target Tokyo''. New York: McGraw Hill. {{ISBN|0-07-050677-9}}. |
*Prange, Gordon W. (1984). ''Target Tokyo''. New York: [[McGraw Hill Education|McGraw Hill]]. {{ISBN|0-07-050677-9}}. |
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Eugen Ott | |
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.jpg) Eugen Ott as Oberstleutnant (circa 1933) | |
| Born | 8 April 1889 Rottenburg, Württemberg, German Empire |
| Died | 23 January 1977 (aged 87) Tutzing, Upper Bavaria, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1907–51 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
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| Relations | Helma Bodewig (wife); 2 children |
Eugen Ott (8 April 1889 – 22 January 1977) was the German ambassador to Japan during the early years of World War II who was notably deceived and compromised by Soviet spy Richard Sorge.
Early career
[edit]During World War I, Ott served with distinction on the Eastern Front as an officer with the 26th (Württemberg) Infantry Division. His commander was General Wilhelm von Urach, who was elected king of Lithuania in 1918 as Mindaugas II of Lithuania.
Before Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany (1933), Ott had been the adjutant of General Kurt von Schleicher.
In Japan
[edit]In 1934, he was sent to Tokyo as military attaché at the German embassy.
In early September 1940, Heinrich Georg Stahmer arrived in Tokyo to assist Ott in negotiating the Tripartite Pact with Japan. Stahmer later replaced Ott as ambassador when Richard Sorge, who had been working for Ott in Japan as an agent for the Abwehr, was unmasked as a Soviet spy in Japan in late 1941.
Prange suggests in his analysis of Sorge that Sorge was so entirely trusted by Ott that he was allowed access to top secret cables from Berlin in the embassy. That trust was the main foundation for Sorge's success as a Red Army spy.
Later career
[edit]Ott left Tokyo and went to Peking, China, for the rest of the war.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Prange, Gordon W. (1984). Target Tokyo. New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-07-050677-9.
External links
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