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Pabst, Waldemar, von OhaimPabst, Waldemar, von Ohaim, b. Hamburg (Germany), Dec. 24, 1880, d. Düsseldorf (Germany), May 29, 1970, officer, leader of the Heimwehr (para-military force). After participating in attempts at a coup in Germany P. escaped to Tyrol in 1920 and in 1922 became provincial leader of the Heimwehr there and in 1928 Federal Chief of Staff. In 1930 was banished by Schober's government, E. R. Starhemberg called him back. 1930/31 P. withdrew from politics and moved to Berlin, where in 1933 he intervened between the Austrian Heimwehr and German authorities (Reichswehr, "Stahlhelm"). After 1945 worked as a businessman. Literature: W. Wiltschegg, Die Heimwehr, 1985.
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