Wilhelm Frick
Wilhelm Frick (12 March 1877 in Alsenz - 16 October 1946 in Nuremberg) was a well-known Nazi official. Between 1933 and 1943, he was a minister of the Third Reich.
Wilhelm Frick | |
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 Frick at the Nuremberg Trials in 1946 | |
| Reichsminister of the Interior | |
| In office 30 January 1933 – 20 August 1943 | |
| President | Paul von Hindenburg (1933–1934) Adolf Hitler (1934–1943; as Führer) |
| Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Franz Bracht |
| Succeeded by | Heinrich Himmler |
| Protector of Bohemia and Moravia | |
| In office 24 August 1943 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Konstantin von Neurath (de jure) Kurt Daluege (de facto) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1877 Alsenz, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 16 October 1946 (aged 69) Nuremberg, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
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| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Attorney |
After Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated in 1942, Frick took Heydrich's place in the Gestapo.
After the end of World War II, Frick was found guilty of war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials. He was executed in 1946 at Nuremberg.
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Frick (3rd from left) among the defendants in the Munich Beer Hall Putsch trial, 1924. Adolf Hitler is 4th from the right.
Press session after the first meeting of Hitler's cabinet on 30 January 1933: Frick standing 4th from left
Frick (2nd from left) with Konrad Henlein on visit in Sudetenland, 1938
Frick in his cell, November 1945
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