Otto Scrinzi (5 February 1918 in

Lienz Lienz (; Southern Bavarian: ''Lianz'') is a Town privileges, medieval town in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. It is the administrative centre of the Lienz (district), Lienz district, which covers all of East Tyrol. The municipality a ...

, Tirol – 2 January 2012 in

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), was an Austrian neurologist,

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and

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( VdU/ FPÖ). During the Austrian ''

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'' with

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and

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, Scrinzi was a member of the

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, the

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and an SA '' Sturmführer''. Later, he became the leading representative of the

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wing of the so-called “third camp” (''Drittes Lager''), namely the

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(VdU) and later the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). While he described himself as “national-conservative”, “right-wing” and “conservative”, others outside the FPÖ described him as a far-right politician. Der Standard
''Rathkolb: “Scrinzi war am rechtsextremen Rand der FPÖ”.''
/ref> He got the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scrinzi, Otto Austrian neurologists Sturmabteilung personnel Opinion journalists Members of the National Council (Austria) Freedom Party of Austria politicians 1918 births 2012 deaths Recipients of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria People from Lienz Austrian Nazis Hitler Youth members