At the Nuremberg Trials he was charged with conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, war-crimes and crimes against humanity. His close control over the RSHA meant that direct knowledge of and responsibility for the following crimes was ascribed to him: Mass murders of civilians of occupied countries by Einsatzgruppen. Screening of prisoner of war camps and executing racial and political undesirables. The taking of recaptured prisoners of war to concentration camps, where in some cases they were ...

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Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Early Life, Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Kaltenbrunner rises to a major Nazi figure, Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Nuremberg Trials, Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Miscellaneous

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Adolf Eichmann - Early life Adolf Eichmann - Pre-Nazi years Adolf Eichmann - Nazi Party and the SS Adolf Eichmann - World War II Adolf Eichmann - Post World War II Adolf Eichmann - Capture Adolf Eichmann - Trial Adolf Eichmann - Eichmann analysis Adolf Eichmann - Books

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The following list is an election of famous Austrians. For full lists of all famous Austrians please view the sublists. Note: This list is rather inclusive -- some people on this list can also claim other nationalities; some were born in Austria, but spent the most important part of their lives outside Austria (e.g. Hitler, Schwarzenegger), others were born outside Austria or even outside of Austria-Hungary, but spent the most important part of their lives in Austria (e.g. Beethoven, Elisabeth of Austria). ...

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List of Austrians - Actors/Actresses List of Austrians - Artists/Architects List of Austrians - Composers/Musicians List of Austrians - Entrepreneurs List of Austrians - Filmmakers List of Austrians - Mountaineers List of Austrians - Nobility List of Austrians - Politicians List of Austrians - Royalty List of Austrians - Science
List of Austrians - Economists List of Austrians - Engineers/Inventors List of Austrians - Philosophers List of Austrians - Physicists mathematicians and chemists List of Austrians - Physicians List of Austrians - Psychologists List of Austrians - Other scientists
List of Austrians - Sports List of Austrians - Writers List of Austrians - Other notables

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The Schutzstaffel ▶ (help·info) ("defense squadron"), or SS, was a large paramilitary organization that was a principal component of the Nazi party. The SS was led by Heinrich Himmler from 1929 until it was disbanded in 1945 with the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The Nazis regarded the SS as an elite unit, the Party's "praetorian guard", with all SS personnel selected on racial and ideological grounds. The SS was distinguished from the ...

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Schutzstaffel - History
Schutzstaffel - Origins Schutzstaffel - Development Schutzstaffel - Fall of the SS Schutzstaffel - Postwar activity
Schutzstaffel - SS leaders Schutzstaffel - The SS before World War II
Schutzstaffel - 1925–1928 Schutzstaffel - 1929–1931 Schutzstaffel - 1931–1933 Schutzstaffel - 1933–1934 Schutzstaffel - 1934–1936 Schutzstaffel - 1936–1939
Schutzstaffel - Austrian SS Schutzstaffel - The SS during World War II
Schutzstaffel - SS and Police Leaders Schutzstaffel - Headquarters offices Schutzstaffel - General SS Schutzstaffel - Waffen-SS Schutzstaffel - Concentration camp service Schutzstaffel - Special action groups Schutzstaffel - Order Police Schutzstaffel - SS Medical Corps Schutzstaffel - SS and police courts Schutzstaffel - Helferin Corps
Schutzstaffel - Future visions

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The Anschluss[1] (German: connection, or political union), also known as the Anschluss Österreichs, was the 1938 inclusion of Austria into "Greater Germany" by the Nazi regime. The events of March 12, 1938, were the first major steps in Adolf Hitler's long-desired expansion of Germany. The Anschluss followed the return to Germany of the Saar region, which had been under the control of the League of Nations for 15 year ...

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Anschluss - Situation before the Anschluss Anschluss - The Anschluss of 1938
Anschluss - Hitler's first moves Anschluss - Schuschnigg announces a referendum Anschluss - German troops march into Austria
Anschluss - Reactions and consequences of the Anschluss Anschluss - Legacy of the 1938 Anschluss
Anschluss - The Anschluss: annexation or union? Anschluss - The appeal of Nazism to Austrians Anschluss - The Second Republic Anschluss - The Historical Commission and outstanding legal issues
Anschluss - Austrian political and military leaders in Nazi Germany Anschluss - Notes

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1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. (see link for calendar) 1946 - Events. 1946 - January. January 2 - Unable to resume his rule over Albania after World War II, King Zog abdicated but retained his claim to the throne. January 4 - Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 - Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders - the country is divided in ...

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1946 - Events
1946 - January 1946 - February 1946 - March 1946 - April 1946 - May 1946 - June-July 1946 - August-November 1946 - December 1946 - Unknown dates
1946 - Births
1946 - January 1946 - February 1946 - March 1946 - April 1946 - May 1946 - June 1946 - July 1946 - August 1946 - September 1946 - October 1946 - November 1946 - December 1946 - Unknown date 1946 - Fictional
1946 - Deaths 1946 - Nobel Prizes

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On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg after attempts by General Kurt von Schleicher to form a viable government failed. Hindenberg was put under pressure by Hitler through his son Oskar, as well as intrigue from former Chancellor Franz von Papen following his collection of participating financial interests. Even though the Nazi Party had gained the largest share of the popular vote in the two Reichstag general elections of 1932, they had slim majority in parliament within the Papen-propos ...

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Nazi Germany, Nazi Germany - Chronology of events, Nazi Germany - Pre-War Politics 1933-1939, Nazi Germany - Consolidation of power, Nazi Germany - Social policy, Nazi Germany - Economic policy, Nazi Germany - World War II, Nazi Germany - Aftermath, Nazi Germany - Organization of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany - Head of State and Chief Executive, Nazi Germany - Cabinet and national authorities, Nazi Germany - Reich Offices, Nazi Germany - Reich Ministries, Nazi Germany - Occupation authorities, Nazi Germany - Legislative Branch, Nazi Germany - Military, Nazi Germany - Paramilitary organisations, Nazi Germany - National police, Nazi Germany - Political organizations, Nazi Germany - Service organizations, Nazi Germany - Religious organisations, Nazi Germany - Academic organizations, Nazi Germany - Prominent persons in Nazi Germany, Nazi Germany - Nazi Party and Nazi government leaders and officials, Nazi Germany - SS personnel, Nazi Germany - Military, Nazi Germany - Other, Nazi Germany - Noted victims, Nazi Germany - Noted refugees, Nazi Germany - Noted survivors

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1946 - January. January 2 - Unable to resume his rule over Albania after World War II, King Zog abdicated but retained his claim to the throne. January 4 - Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 - Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders - the country is divided into four occupation zones January 10 - First meeting of the United Nations January 10 - Project Diana bounces Radar wa ...

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1946, 1946 - Events, 1946 - January, 1946 - February, 1946 - March, 1946 - April, 1946 - May, 1946 - June-July, 1946 - August-November, 1946 - December, 1946 - Unknown dates, 1946 - Births, 1946 - January, 1946 - February, 1946 - March, 1946 - April, 1946 - May, 1946 - June, 1946 - July, 1946 - August, 1946 - September, 1946 - October, 1946 - November, 1946 - December, 1946 - Unknown date, 1946 - Fictional, 1946 - Deaths, 1946 - Nobel Prizes

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By 1944, the SS had become a vast and complex organization and was considered a "State within a State". The final structure and organization of the SS were as follows: Schutzstaffel - SS and Police Leaders. The most powerful men in the SS were the SS and Police Leaders, divided into three levels being that of Regular Leaders, Higher Leaders, and Supreme Leaders. Such persons normally held the rank of SS-Gruppenfuhrer or above and answered directly to Heinrich Himmler in all matters pertaining to the ...

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Schutzstaffel, Schutzstaffel - History, Schutzstaffel - Origins, Schutzstaffel - Development, Schutzstaffel - Fall of the SS, Schutzstaffel - Postwar activity, Schutzstaffel - SS leaders, Schutzstaffel - The SS before World War II, Schutzstaffel - 1925–1928, Schutzstaffel - 1929–1931, Schutzstaffel - 1931–1933, Schutzstaffel - 1933–1934, Schutzstaffel - 1934–1936, Schutzstaffel - 1936–1939, Schutzstaffel - Austrian SS, Schutzstaffel - The SS during World War II, Schutzstaffel - SS and Police Leaders, Schutzstaffel - Headquarters offices, Schutzstaffel - General SS, Schutzstaffel - Waffen-SS, Schutzstaffel - Concentration camp service, Schutzstaffel - Special action groups, Schutzstaffel - Order Police, Schutzstaffel - SS Medical Corps, Schutzstaffel - SS and police courts, Schutzstaffel - Helferin Corps, Schutzstaffel - Future visions

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List of people who were executed - Deposed leaders and families. Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong (d. 1979) Akwasi Afrifa (d. 1979) Marie Antoinette (d. 1793) ruling class Ion Antonescu (d. 1946) Madame du Barry (d. 1793) ruling class Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (d. 1979) Maurice Bishop (d. 1983) Elena Ceauşescu (d. 1989) ruling class Nicolae Ceauşescu (d. 1989) King Charles I of England (d. 1649) Madame Elisabeth (d. 1793) ruling ...

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List of people who were executed, List of people who were executed - Murder, List of people who were executed - Assassination, List of people who were executed - Political figures, List of people who were executed - Deposed leaders and families, List of people who were executed - Political opponents, List of people who were executed - Religious figures, List of people who were executed - Espionage, List of people who were executed - War crimes and crimes against humanity, List of people who were executed - Prisoners of war, List of people who were executed - Treason, List of people who were executed - Other, List of people who were executed - External link

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List of Germans - Chancellors of Germany before 2nd World War. Gustav Stresemann, (1878-1929), chancellor and statesman of the Weimar Republic (DVP) Joseph Wirth, (1879-1956), Chancellor of the Weimar Period (Centre) Franz von Papen (1879-1969), chancellor and politician of the Weimar Republic Philipp Scheidemann, (1865-1939), chancellor in the Weimar period (SPD) Kurt von Schleicher - general and chancellor in the Weimar period Georg Michaelis, (1857-1936), Impe ...

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List of Germans, List of Germans - Actors, List of Germans - Artists, List of Germans - Composers, List of Germans - Filmmakers, List of Germans - Royalty, List of Germans - Musicians and singers, List of Germans - Philosophers, List of Germans - Politicians, List of Germans - Chancellors of Germany before 2nd World War, List of Germans - Chancellors of Germany after 2nd World War, List of Germans - Presidents of Germany, List of Germans - Politicians in East Germany, List of Germans - Personalities of the Nazi Party and Regime, List of Germans - Scientists and engineers, List of Germans - Sportspersons, List of Germans - Theologians, List of Germans - Writers, List of Germans - Others

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List of SS Personnel - Reichsführer. Heinrich Himmler (Reich Leader of the SS and Chief of German Police) Karl Hanke (Last Reich Leader of the SS) List of SS Personnel - Oberstgruppenführer. Kurt Daluege (Commander of the Ordnungspolizei) Sepp Dietrich (Commander of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler and later 6.SS-Panzerarmee) Paul Hausser (Commander of the II.SS-Panz ...

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List of SS Personnel, List of SS Personnel - Notable SS Officers, List of SS Personnel - Reichsführer, List of SS Personnel - Oberstgruppenführer, List of SS Personnel - Obergruppenführer, List of SS Personnel - Gruppenführer, List of SS Personnel - Brigadeführer, List of SS Personnel - Oberführer, List of SS Personnel - Standartenführer, List of SS Personnel - Obersturmbannführer, List of SS Personnel - Sturmbannführer, List of SS Personnel - Hauptsturmführer, List of SS Personnel - Untersturmführer, List of SS Personnel - Notable SS Enlisted, List of SS Personnel - Sturmscharführer, List of SS Personnel - Oberscharführer, List of SS Personnel - Unterscharführer, List of SS Personnel - Schütze

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On September 27, 1941 Heydrich was appointed acting Reichsprotektor ('Imperial Protector', the nazi representative) in the Czech puppet-state called the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, de facto replacing Konstantin von Neurath whom Hitler considered insufficiently harsh (but who remained titulary protector till 20 Aug 1943). While virtual military governor of Bohemia and Moravia, exercising real executive power above the Czech President and Prime Minister, Heydrich often drove alone in a car with an open roof — a show of confid ...

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Reinhard Heydrich, Reinhard Heydrich - Early Life, Reinhard Heydrich - Nazi Party and the SS, Reinhard Heydrich - Occupation role and Assassination, Reinhard Heydrich - Jewish Ancestry, Reinhard Heydrich - Summary of SS Career, Reinhard Heydrich - Dates of Rank, Reinhard Heydrich - Service History, Reinhard Heydrich - Notable decorations, Reinhard Heydrich - Additional service, Reinhard Heydrich - Fiction, Reinhard Heydrich - Reference

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Russian jokes - Fixed characters. Standartenführer Stirlitz, alias Colonel Isayev is a character from a Soviet TV series (based on a novel by Yulian Semyonov) played by the popular actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov about a Soviet intelligence officer who infiltrates Nazi Germany. Stirlitz interacts with Nazi officials Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Martin Bormann and Heinrich Müller. Usually two-liners told in parody of the stern and solemn announcement style of the background voice in the original series, ...

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Russian jokes, Russian jokes - Stereotypes, Russian jokes - Fixed characters, Russian jokes - New Russians, Russian jokes - Animals, Russian jokes - Drunkards, Russian jokes - Policemen, Russian jokes - Army NCOs, Russian jokes - Ethnic stereotypes, Russian jokes - Political jokes, Russian jokes - Early Soviet times, Russian jokes - Communism, Russian jokes - Gulag, Russian jokes - Armenian Radio, Russian jokes - Political figures, Russian jokes - KGB, Russian jokes - Everyday Soviet life, Russian jokes - Puns, Russian jokes - Eggs, Russian jokes - Religion, Russian jokes - Absurdity, Russian jokes - Black humour, Russian jokes - University students, Russian jokes - Abstract jokes, Russian jokes - Cowboy jokes, Russian jokes - Inner voice, Russian jokes - Jokes about the mentally ill, Russian jokes - Taboo vocabulary

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In addition to the regular ranks of the SS, the SS also used a variety of titles which were commonly interchanged with ranks to denote senior levels of responsibility. Some of these titles included: SS-Führer: Originally an early rank of the SS, the title of SS-Führer was commonly used by any SS officer and translated as “SS Leader”. SS-Unterführer: This title was often used in the Waffen-SS by non-commissioned officers holding the rank of Unterscharführer and above. An enlisted SS soldier, ...

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Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel, Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - SS rank insignia, Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - 1934–1945, Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - 1932–1934, Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - 1930–1932, Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - 1925–1929, Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - Police ranks, Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - Waffen-SS Generals, Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - Senior SS Titles, Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel - Additional information

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Stefan Rowecki was born December 25, 1895 in Piotrków Trybunalski. In his home town he was one of the organizers of a secret scouting organization. During World War I he was conscripted to the Austro-Hungarian army and then to the First Brigade of the Polish Legions. He was interned in August 1917 after most of his unit refused to pledge loyalty to the Emperor of Austria. In February 1918 he was released from the internment camp in Beniaminów and joined the Po ...

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Stefan Rowecki, Stefan Rowecki - Biography

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Return of the Living Dead - Plot. Medical supply warehouse foreman Frank (James Karen) informs his new protege, Freddy (Thom Matthews) that Night of the Living Dead was a true story, based on events that occurred when a gas (2-4-5 Trioxin) was released into the morgue in the basement of a VFW hospital. As a matter of fact, the warehouse was in the inadvertent recipient of a canister of Trioxin years ago, complete with a dead body--"Tarman"-- sealed inside. Due to the canister's less than stellar durability ...

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Return of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead - The Return of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead - Plot, Return of the Living Dead - Trivia, Return of the Living Dead - External links, Return of the Living Dead - Return of the Living Dead Part II, Return of the Living Dead - Return of the Living Dead III, Return of the Living Dead - Return of the Living Dead 4: Necropolis, Return of the Living Dead - Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave to the Grave

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Russian jokes - Fixed characters. Standartenführer Stirlitz, alias Colonel Isayev is a character from the Soviet TV series “Seventeen Moments of Spring” (“Семнадцать мгновений весны”, based on a novel by Yulian Semyonov) played by the popular actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov about a Soviet intelligence officer who infiltrates Nazi Germany. Stirlitz interacts with Nazi officials Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Martin Bormann and Heinrich Müller. Usually two-liners told in paro ...

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Russian jokes, Russian jokes - Stereotypes, Russian jokes - Fixed characters, Russian jokes - New Russians, Russian jokes - Animals, Russian jokes - Drunkards, Russian jokes - Policemen, Russian jokes - Army NCOs, Russian jokes - Ethnic stereotypes, Russian jokes - Political jokes, Russian jokes - Early Soviet times, Russian jokes - Communism, Russian jokes - Gulag, Russian jokes - Armenian Radio, Russian jokes - Political figures, Russian jokes - KGB, Russian jokes - Everyday Soviet life, Russian jokes - Puns, Russian jokes - Eggs, Russian jokes - Religion, Russian jokes - Absurdity, Russian jokes - Black humour, Russian jokes - University students, Russian jokes - Abstract jokes, Russian jokes - Cowboy jokes, Russian jokes - Inner voice, Russian jokes - Jokes about the mentally ill, Russian jokes - Taboo vocabulary

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The origins of the Einsatzgruppen can be traced back to the ad hoc Einsatzkommando formed by Reinhard Heydrich to secure government buildings and documents following the Anschluss in Austria in March 1938. The task of securing government buildings, the accompanying documention and questioning senior civil servants in lands occupied by Germany was the Einsatzgruppen's original mission. In the summer of 1938, when Germany was preparing an invasion of Czechoslovakia scheduled for October 1, 1938, the Einsatzgruppe ...

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Einsatzgruppen, Einsatzgruppen - History, Einsatzgruppen - Methods of murder, Einsatzgruppen - The Jager Report, Einsatzgruppen - After the war, Einsatzgruppen - Organization, Einsatzgruppen - Secondary sources

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Following the capitulation of the Low Countries he was appointed Reichskommissar for the Occupied Netherlands in May 1940, charged with directing the civil administration, with creating close economic collaboration with Germany and with defending the interests of the Reich. He supported the Dutch NSB and allowed them to create a paramilitary Landwacht, which acted as an auxiliary police force. Other political parties were banned in late 1941 and many former government officials were imprisoned at Sint-Michielsgestel. The administratio ...

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Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Arthur Seyss-Inquart - Life before the Anschluss, Arthur Seyss-Inquart - Head of Ostmark and Southern Poland, Arthur Seyss-Inquart - Reichskommissar in the Netherlands, Arthur Seyss-Inquart - Nuremberg Trials

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