Otto Wagener

Otto Wagener
Wagener signing the surrender document in Rhodes, 8 May 1945
SA-Stabschef
In office 1 October 1929 – 31 December 1930
Leader	Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Ernst Röhm
Reichskommissar for the Economy
In office 24 April 1933 – 30 June 1933
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Keppler
Military Governor Italian Dodecanese Islands
In office 20 July 1944 – 8 May 1945
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Additional positions
1933–1938	Reichstag Deputy
Personal details
Born	Otto Wilhelm Heinrich Wagener (1888-04-29)29 April 1888 Durlach, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died	9 August 1971(1971-08-09) (aged 83) Chieming, Bavaria, West Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	Nazi Party
Education	Ph.D. (honorary}
Alma mater	University of Würzburg
Civilian awards	Nuremberg Party Day Badge
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Imperial German Army Freikorps German Army
Years of service	1906–1920 1940–1945
Rank	Hauptmann Generalmajor
Commands	Military Governor of the Italian Dodecanese
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Military awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Wilhelm Heinrich Wagener (29 April 1888 – 9 August 1971) was a German professional military officer and Nazi Party official. He was a member of the Nazi paramilitary unit, the Sturmabteilung, rising to become its effective leader as the first SA-Stabschef from 1929 to 1930. At the start of the Nazi regime, he served as Adolf Hitler's chief economic advisor. He survived the Röhm purge of SA leaders in 1934 and returned to military service in the Second World War, becoming a Generalmajor and military governor of the Italian Dodecanese islands. Following the war, he was interned, put on trial in Italy and sentenced to prison for war crimes.