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Hans Frank

German lawyer, Nazi politician, General Governor of Nazi occupied Poland and convicted war criminal (1900-1946) · Germany · Politicians · Died at 46

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Hitler's personal lawyer turned mass murderer. As Governor-General of occupied Poland, he oversaw the killing of over four million people and ran four extermination camps.

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1946Died16 October 1946“It doesn't matter whether I'm judged criminal. I have a great feeling of guilt - I have a feeling that I ran after Hitler like a wildfire without reason.”In their words5 March 1946To Leon Goldensohn, March 5, 1946, from "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004

“I tried to commit suicide because I sacrificed everything for Hitler. And that man whom we sacrificed everything for left us all alone.”In their words12 February 1946To Leon Goldensohn, February 12, 1946, from "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004

“Ah! American cigarettes are like the American soul - sweet and light.”In their words12 February 1946To Leon Goldensohn, February 12, 1946, from "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004

1943“We must not be squeamish when we learn that a total of 17,000 have been shot. We are now duty bound to hold together, we who are gathered together here figure on Mr.”In their words25 January 1943Speech on the need to exterminate the Poles, January 25, 1943, quoted in "The Trial of the Germans" - Page 439 - by Eugene Davidson -

1941“This war would be only a partial success if the whole lot of Jewry survived it, while we shed our best blood to save Europe.”In their wordsDecember 1941Speech at a meeting with soldiers, December 1941, quoted in "The Trial of the Germans" - Page 438 - by Eugene Davidson - 1997

1940“In Prague, big red posters were put up on which one could read that seven Czechs had been shot today.”In their words6 June 1940Hans Frank in a 1940 interview, published in the Völkischer Beobachter on 6 June 1940

1900Born23 May 1900

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  1. It doesn't matter whether I'm judged criminal. I have a great feeling of guilt - I have a feeling that I ran after Hitler like a wildfire without reason.

    Mar 5, 1946, To Leon Goldensohn, March 5, 1946, from "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004, Own words

  2. I did not care for Wagner. My tastes are more classical. Der Fuhrer had no musical taste and liked Wagner because of the bombastic Teutonic glories.

    Feb 12, 1946, To Leon Goldensohn, February 12, 1946, from "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004, Own words

  3. I tried to commit suicide because I sacrificed everything for Hitler. And that man whom we sacrificed everything for left us all alone.

    Feb 12, 1946, To Leon Goldensohn, February 12, 1946, from "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004, Own words

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Born in Karlsruhe in 1900, Frank joined the German Workers' Party early and took part in the failed Beer Hall Putsch. He became Adolf Hitler's personal legal adviser and the Nazi Party's lawyer, rising to Reichsleiter in June 1933 and joining the Hitler Cabinet as a minister without portfolio in December 1934. After the German invasion of Poland in 1939, he was appointed Governor-General of the occupied Polish territories. There he instituted a reign of terror, became directly involved in the mass murder of Jews, engaged in the use of forced labour, and oversaw four extermination camps. He remained in that position until the General Government's collapse in early 1945. Found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials, he was sentenced to death and hanged on 16 October 1946.

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Politicians
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Lived 1900 to 1946 · aged 46

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