Dates: * 8. April 1889, Rottenburg am Neckar - † 23. Januar 1977, Tutzing am Starnberger See
Eugen Ott joined in 1907 as an officer cadet in the army a Württembergische. The son of a top government official and the Council lawyer was promoted after attending the War School in 1909 in the field artillery lieutenant. His patent was thereby dated March 23, 1907. He then served just before the start of the First World War as Adjutant of the First Division in the 4th Württembergisches Field Artillery Regiment Nr. 65. This he moved at the beginning of the war as a regimental adjutant to the front. There he was promoted on 24 December 1914 Lieutenant. On 5 October 1916 he was promoted to captain. As such, he was used from the beginning of 1917 in the General Staff. He first came to the General Command XIII. Army Corps. After the General Staff School Mouson the General Command VIII. Army Corps followed. In 1918, he was then the General Command VII. Army Corps. In WW1 him next to two Iron Crosses many other awards were presented. After the war he was taken over as a captain with his old rank seniority in the imperial army. He came here to Reichswehr Artillery Regiment 13. Also at 200,000 man-crossing army in the spring of 1920 he was employed at the Reichswehr Artillery Regiment 13. In the formation of the 100,000 man-army of the Reichswehr he was then transferred to the 5th Artillery Regiment.
On September 28, 1921 he married Helma Bodewig. On 1 October 1921, he was then transferred as a general staff officer in the staff of the 3rd Cavalry Division to Kassel. He was then employed in the coming years. On 1 October 1923, he was then transferred to the Ministry of Defense (RWM) to Berlin. There he was now employed in Truppenamt (TA) at the Army Department (T 1). He headed there apparently Unit III and was therefore responsible for fundamental issues of domestic policy. In its local service he published in 1924, the 16-page brochure: "The welfare of the army for the people" in Publisher Frank Words. In 1926, he was then transferred to the Wehrmacht Department (W) from the RWM. There he was promoted on February 1, 1928. Major. On 1 February 1930 he was appointed commander of the III. (Württ.) Department of 5th Artillery Regiment in Ludwigsburg appointed. On 1 October 1931 he was restored to the RWM. There he was this time as head of the Armed Forces Division (W) inserted. As such, he was promoted on April 1, 1932 Lieutenant Colonel.
On 25th/26th November 1932, he headed the business game Ott. It was part of the Armed Forces Division under its conductor, composed of management staff officers of all organizations of the army and the Imperial Navy and by the representatives of various other ministries and the Technical Emergency Relief, the possible state of emergency by the President, because of a general strike. In the spring of 1933 he was ordered because of a Japanese initiative for six months after Tokyo. End of May 1933, he arrived with the steamer "Leverkusen" in Shanghai and traveled from there to its destination. His commanding was planned from 1 June 1933 to 30 November 1933. At first he was assigned to the 3rd Japanese Artillery Regiment in Nagoya. In August 1933, he came to the High Command of the Kwantung Army to Changchun. End of October 1933, his commanding after Japan extended until February 1934.
In February 1934 he was appointed military attaché in Tokyo. Before he attended a one-month course Attaché. Prior to his departure, he again stopped Hitler a personal presentation on the impact of Soviet-Japanese tensions in the Far East on the situation in Europe. On April 1, 1934, he took his new office in Tokyo. End of 1934, he may learn to know Richard concern. He was then promoted to colonel. 1937/38 he was still promoted to major general in Tokyo. In February 1938, he then took over the diplomatic service. He was appointed here in February 1938, succeeding Herbert von Dirkens the German ambassador to Japan. In May 1938, he also stopped briefly because Abgleichungsfragen in the British colony of Hong Kong to. On 23 November 1942 he was dismissed from his post. The cause of his involvement to the affair concerned was called. He then took a residence in Beijing, as warned by the Foreign Ministers of Ribbentropp before a return to Germany due to possible seizure by the English. After the end of World War 2, he returned to Germany. In 1951 he was forced into retirement.
Awards and decorations
Ÿ Iron Cross (1914)
Ÿ 2nd Class
Ÿ 1st Class
Ÿ Wound Badge
Ÿ in Black
Ÿ Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
Ÿ Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Ÿ Iron Cross (1939)
Ÿ 2nd Class
Ÿ 1st Class
Ÿ Eastern Front Medal
Ÿ Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (20 October 1943)
Ÿ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 December 1942 as General der Infanterie and commander of LII. Armeekorps