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Otto-Heinrich Drechsler

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Mayor of Lübeck (1895-1945)

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Otto-Heinrich Drechsler was a German Nazi politician who served as the General Commissioner of Generalbezirk Lettland for the Nazi Germany's occupation regime Reichskommissariat Ostland during World War II.

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Otto Heinrich Drechsler (extreme left) at Riga railway station, with other Nazi officials, including Hinrich Lohse and Friedrich Jeckeln.Otto Heinrich Drechsler (extreme left) at Riga railway station, with other Nazi officials, including Hinrich Lohse and Friedrich Jeckeln.Nazi propaganda photograph of Otto-Heinrich Drechsler, as published in a Latvian newspaper (with original captions).Nazi propaganda photograph of Otto-Heinrich Drechsler, as published in a Latvian newspaper (with original captions).

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Otto-Heinrich Drechsler was a German Nazi politician who served as the General Commissioner of Generalbezirk Lettland for the Nazi Germany's occupation regime Reichskommissariat Ostland during World War II. In this capacity, he played a role in setting up the Riga ghetto and was implicated in the extermination of Latvian Jews. He committed suicide on 5 May 1945, after being captured by British forces.

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Germany
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1895 to 1945 · aged 50
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