Hans Frank
Hans Michael Frank (23 May 1900 – 16 October 1946) was a German lawyer. He worked for the Nazi Party during the 1920s and 1930s. Later he became a high-ranking official in Nazi Germany.
Hans Frank | |
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| Governor-General of Occupied Poland | |
| In office 26 October 1939 – January 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacy Mościcki (President of Poland) |
| Succeeded by | Provisional government |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1900 Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany |
| Died | October 16, 1946 (aged 46) Nuremberg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) |
| Spouse(s) | Brigitte Herbst (married 1925) |
Frank was prosecuted during the Nuremberg trials for his role in the Holocaust. He was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and was executed on 16 October 1946. Before his execution, Frank returned to the Catholic Church.
Hans Frank Media
Head of the General Government in occupied Poland
- Announcement of death of 50 of Polish hostages hanged by Nazi-German occupants in Warsaw (October 1942).jpg
Announcement of the execution of 50 Polish hostages as a reprisal for blowing up railway lines near Warsaw
- Парад в Станиславе (Ивано-Франковск) в честь визита генерал-губернатора Польши рейхсляйтера Ганса Франка 2.jpeg
Frank visiting Stanislau (now Ivano-Frankivsk). Ukrainian nationalists parade in the streets of the city, October 1941
- WW2-Holocaust-Poland.PNG
Nazi death camps in occupied Poland (marked with black and white skulls)
The corpse of Hans Frank after being hanged, Oct. 16, 1946
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