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Also known as Axmann, Artur, Axmann, Arthur, A. Axmann

Nazi official, head of Hitler Youth (1913-1996)

Person · Open Library

Born
1913
Works
3

Top works

  • Das kann doch nicht das Ende sein
  • Der Reichsberufswettkampf
  • Olympia der arbeit

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Austria

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7
Total plays
10

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Key facts

Appointed by
Adolf Hitler
Preceded by
Baldur von Schirach
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Born
( 1913-02-18 ) 18 February 1913, Hagen , Province of Westphalia , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
Died
24 October 1996 (1996-10-24) (aged 83), Berlin , Germany
Party
Nazi Party (1928–1945)
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Branch service
Army , Volkssturm
Years of service
1940–1941, 1945
Unit
23rd Infantry Division
Battles wars
Battle of France , Operation Barbarossa , Battle in Berlin

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Encyclopedic overview

Artur Axmann (18 February 1913 – 24 October 1996) was the German national leader (Reichsjugendführer) of the Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend) from 1940 to 1945, when the war ended. He was the last living Nazi with a rank equivalent to Reichsleiter.

Early life and career

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