Otto Hofmann | |
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 Hofmann in U.S. custody, c. 1945–48 | |
| Born | Otto Ludwig Karl Adam Hofmann 16 March 1896 |
| Died | 31 December 1982 (aged 86) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity War crimes Membership in a criminal organization |
| Trial | RuSHA trial |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years imprisonment; commuted to 15 years imprisonment |
| Chief, SS Race and Settlement Main Office | |
| In office 9 July 1940 – 20 April 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Günther Pancke |
| Succeeded by | Richard Hildebrandt |
| Higher SS and Police Leader Southwest Germany | |
| In office 20 April 1943 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Kaul |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Royal Bavarian Army Schutzstaffel |
| Rank | Leutnant SS-Obergruppenführer |
| Unit | Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 8 |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class War Merit Cross with Swords,1st and 2nd class Military Merit Order of Bavaria, 3rd and 4th class with Swords |
Otto Hofmann (16 March 1896 – 31 December 1982) was a German SS-Obergruppenführer in Nazi Germany who was the head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office. He participated in the January 1942 Wannsee Conference, at which the genocidal Final Solution to the Jewish Question was planned. Sentenced to 25 years in prison at the RuSHA Trial in March 1948 for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Hofmann was released in April 1954.