Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was an Austrian lawyer, high-ranking SS official during the Nazi era, major perpetrator of the Holocaust, and convicted war criminal. After the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942, and a brief period under Heinrich Himmler, Kaltenbrunner was named the third director of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), which included the offices of Gestapo, Kripo and SD, serving from January 1943 until the end of World War II in Europe. He was also the president of Interpol during the same time period.

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1903 – 1946
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Born in
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Educated at
University of GrazQ1502625Bundesrealgymnasium Linz Fadingerstraße
Awards
🏆 Reichsführer-SS🏆 Nazi Party Long Service Award🏆 Anschluss Medal🏆 Honour Chevron for the Old Guard🏆 Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross in Gold without Swords

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  • 1903

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  • 1946

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