Arthur Seyss-Inquart

Austrian Nazi politician, and Nazi ruler of occupied Netherlands, convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death (1892–1946)

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Lived 1892–1946, aged 54

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Aged 54

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Updated 2026-05-29

Austrian Nazi politician who briefly served as Chancellor in 1938 before the Anschluss, then administered occupied Poland and the Netherlands for the Third Reich. Convicted war criminal.

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Arthur Seyss-Inquart was an Austrian Nazi politician and convicted war criminal who served as Chancellor of Austria in 1938 for two days before the Anschluss. His positions in Nazi Germany included deputy governor to Hans Frank in the General Government of Occupied Poland, and Reichskommissar for the German-occupied Netherlands. In the latter role, he shared responsibility for the deportation of Dutch Jews and the shooting of hostages.

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