Johann von Leers

Johann von Leers (January 25, 1902 – March 5, 1965), was a soldier in Nazi Germany. He was an Alter Kämpfer and an honorary Sturmbannführer in the Waffen SS. He was also a professor known for his strong anti-Jewish beliefs. He was important in making propaganda.

Johann von Leers
Born	25 January 1902 Karbow-Vietlübbe, Germany
Died	5 March 1965 Cairo, Egypt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Rank	Sturmbannführer

He was an advisor to Gamal Abdel Nasser. He published for Goebbels, in Peron's Argentina and for Nasser's Egypt. He changed his religion to Islam. He then changed his name to Omar Amin.

References

• Rees, Philip (1990). Biographical dictionary of the extreme right since 1890. Macmillan Library Reference.
• Lee, Martin A. (1997). The Beast Reawakens. Little Brown & Company. ISBN 978-0-316-51959-5.
• Irving Sedar and Harold J. Greenberg, Behind the Egyptian Sphinx: Nasser's strange bedfellows; prelude to World War III?, Philadelphia, Chilton Co., 1960