Otto Planetta

Otto Planetta
Planetta in his Bundesheer uniform
Born(1899-08-02)2 August 1899
Died31 July 1934(1934-07-31) (aged 34)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Known forAssassinating Engelbert Dollfuss
Political partyNazi Party
Criminal statusExecuted
MotiveNazism
ConvictionsHigh treason
Murder
Criminal penaltyDeath

Otto Planetta (2 August 1899 – 31 July 1934) was an Austrian National Socialist who assassinated the Chancellor of Austria, Engelbert Dollfuss, during the July Putsch in 1934.