Wilhelm Ott
Encyclopedia
Wilhelm Ott was briefly the mayor of Augsburg, Germany in 1945.
He was a member of the Bavarian People's Party
, and, as interim mayor, was heavily involved in the transfer of power from the Nazi Party to the Allied Forces at the end of World War II
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He was a member of the Bavarian People's Party
Bavarian People's Party
The Bavarian People's Party was the Bavarian branch of the Centre Party, which broke off from the rest of the party in 1919 to pursue a more conservative, more Catholic, more Bavarian particularist course...
, and, as interim mayor, was heavily involved in the transfer of power from the Nazi Party to the Allied Forces at the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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