Otto Schimek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian soldier, pacifist
Date of Birth: 05-May-1925
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Date of Death: 14-Nov-1944
Profession: soldier
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Otto Schimek
- Otto Schimek (May 5, 1925 – November 14, 1944) was an Austrian soldier in the German Wehrmacht during World War II who served as a member of a firing squad.
- He was himself executed, allegedly for refusing to carry out a death sentence on Poles, making him a symbol of pacifism and Austrian resistance to Nazism.
- The truthfulness of the story has been disputed, with critics arguing that the story is not based on any reliable documents and is a fabrication.
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