Otto Strasser

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Otto Strasser
Strasser delivering a speech soon after his return to West Germany following World War II
Personal details
Born	Otto Johann Maximilian Strasser (1897-09-10)10 September 1897 Bad Windsheim, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	27 August 1974(1974-08-27) (aged 76) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	Social Democratic Party (1917–1920) Völkischer Block (1922–1925) Nazi Party (1925–1930) Black Front (1930–1934) German Social Union (1956–1962)
Relatives	Gregor Strasser (brother)
Alma mater	Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupation	Philosopher, editor, politician
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Freikorps
Years of service	1914–1919
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War I

Otto Johann Maximilian Strasser (also German: Straßer, see ß; 10 September 1897 – 27 August 1974) was a German politician and an early member of the Nazi Party. Otto Strasser, together with his brother Gregor Strasser, was a leading member of the party's more radical wing, whose ideology became known as Strasserism, and broke from the party due to disputes with the dominant Hitlerite faction. He formed the Black Front, a group intended to split the Nazi Party and take it from the grasp of Hitler. During his exile and World War II, this group also functioned as a secret opposition group.