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) After the end of World War II, he was executed for war crimes. He replaced Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 in the Gestapo after Heydrich’s assassination. He was executed in 1946 at Nuremberg .
Wilhelm Frick | |
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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 | Alsenz, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | 12 March 1877
Died | 16 October 1946 Nuremberg, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany | (aged 69)
Nationality | German |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 5 |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Attorney |
Wilhelm Frick Media
Frick (3rd from left) among the defendants in the Munich Beer Hall Putsch trial, 1924. Adolf Hitler is 4th from the right.
Frick (2nd from left) with Konrad Henlein on visit in Sudetenland, 1938
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