Otto Franz Rösch or Otto Roesch (; 24 March 1917 – 3 November 1995) was an Austrian politician of the SPÖ. He was a member of the Nazi Party and worked in a National Socialist educational institution. He rose to become the Secretary of state in Austria.
Early life Rösch was born in Vienna, Austria on 24 March 1917. He studied (law and philosophy) at the University of Vienna and the University of Graz.
Career Rösch was a member of the Nazi Party and on 8 December 1947, he was arrested and put on trial as a neo-Nazi. He was acquitted in 1949.
Rösch rose to become the Secretary of State in Austria. During the Cold War, he called for reducing defense spending. He also said the West was threatening the neutrality of Austria more than the East saying, "...the military threat from the West is larger." Rösch also served a Minister of the Interior in a previous government.
References
External links Otto Rösch on the website of the Austrian Parliament Otto Rösch on the website of the Landtag of Lower Austria Entry on Otto Rösch in the Austria-Forum (in the AEIOU Austria-Lexicon) Otto Roesch. In: dasrotewien.at – web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (ed.) Radio recordings with Otto Rösch in the online archive of the Austrian media library