Eugen Ott (ambassador)

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Eugen Ott
Eugen Ott as Oberstleutnant (circa 1933)
Born	(1889-04-08)8 April 1889 Rottenburg, Württemberg, German Empire
Died	23 January 1977(1977-01-23) (aged 87) Tutzing, Upper Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1907–51
Rank	Generalmajor
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
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.