Otto Harder

German football player, SS officer, and convicted war criminal (1892–1956)
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Summary

Otto Harder was born on November 25, 1892[1], in Brunswick[2]. He died on March 14, 1956[3], in Hamburg[4]. He worked as an association football player[5], guard[6], athlete[7], and Nazi war criminal[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,310 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[10], German Reich[11]
  • Award received: Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class[12], Iron Cross (1914), 1st class[13]
  • Member of: Schutzstaffel[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Member of sports team: Hamburger SV[16], Germany men's national association football team[17], Eintracht Braunschweig[18], Stettiner SC[19], SC Victoria Hamburg[20]
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party[21]
  • Commons category: Otto Harder[22]
  • Military, police or special rank: Hauptscharführer[23], Untersturmführer[24]
  • Position played on team / speciality: forward[25]
  • Residence: Brunswick[26]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[27], World War II[28]
  • Sport: association football[29]
  • Family name: Harder[30]
  • Given name: Otto[31]
  • Described by source: Hamburg Biographies[32]
  • Convicted of: war crime[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[34]
  • Nickname: Tull[35]
  • Country for sport: Germany[36]
  • Name in native language: Otto Fritz Harder[37]
  • Penalty: house of correction[38]
  • P14536: 387099[39]

Why It Matters

Otto Harder has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Otto Harder born?

Otto Harder's place of birth was Brunswick[2].

Where did Otto Harder die?

Otto Harder died in Hamburg[4].

What did Otto Harder do for work?

Otto Harder worked as an association football player[5], guard[6], athlete[7], and Nazi war criminal[8].

What awards did Otto Harder receive?

Honors received include Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class[12] and Iron Cross (1914), 1st class[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [21] ↑ . library.fes.de. Retrieved . library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . library.fes.de. Retrieved . library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] ↑ . library.fes.de. Retrieved . library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'it', 'mg', 'nl', 'no',
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 264573
    Award received → Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class, Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → German football player, SS officer, and convicted war criminal (1892–1956)
    Award received → Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class, Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Award received: Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class"
  3. 4w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → association football player, guard, athlete +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Occupation: Nazi war criminal"
  4. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Residence → Brunswick
    Aliases → —
    Sex or gender → male
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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