Otto Kumm

Otto Kumm
Born(1909-10-01)1 October 1909
Hamburg, German Empire
Died23 March 2004(2004-03-23) (aged 94)
Offenburg, Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchSchutzstaffel Waffen-SS
Years of service1934–45
RankSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS
CommandsSS Division Prinz Eugen
SS Division Leibstandarte
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Other workFounder of HIAG

Otto Kumm (1 October 1909 – 23 March 2004) commanded two Waffen-SS divisions in the latter stages of World War II and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. At the post-war Nuremberg trials, the Waffen-SS – of which Kumm was a senior officer – was declared to be a criminal organisation due to its major involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity. After the war, Kumm became one of the founders of HIAG, a lobby group and a revisionist organization of former Waffen-SS members.