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Hans Frank
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German lawyer, Nazi politician, General Governor of Nazi occupied Poland and convicted war criminal (1900-1946)
Hans Frank was a German lawyer and Nazi politician who served as the General Governor of occupied Poland during World War II. He was convicted as a war criminal for his role in the Nazi regime and executed in 1946.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Karlsruhe
- Child
- Brigitte
- Educated at
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Award
- Blood Order
- Participant in
- Beer Hall Putsch
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Laws
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- infantry
- Military rank
- Private
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-011-13, Hans Frank.jpg
- Work location
- General Government
- Convicted of
- crime against humanity
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- 1900-05-23
- date of death
- 1946-10-16
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- Hans Michael Frank
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- name in native language
- Hans Michael Frank
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Hans Michael Frank (23 May 1900 – 16 October 1946) was a German Nazi politician, lawyer and convicted war criminal who served as the head of the General Government, an entity created by Germany on part of the German-occupied Polish lands during the Second World War.
Born in Karlsruhe, Frank was an early member of the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). He took part in the failed Beer Hall Putsch, and later became Adolf Hitler's personal legal adviser as well as the lawyer of the NSDAP. In June 1933, he was named as a Reichsleiter (Reich Leader) of the party. In December 1934, Frank joined the Hitler Cabinet as a Reichsminister without portfolio.
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